Grand jury clears Essex County correctional officers in inmate death case
TRENTON, NJ – A state grand jury has declined to criminally charge any Essex County correctional police officers in connection with the December 2021 death of inmate Daniel Gelin, 27, of Elizabeth,…
Passaic County Correctional Officers Arrested for Civil Rights Violation and Obstruction
NEWARK, N.J. – Three Passaic County correctional officers were arrested for allegedly violating a pretrial detainee’s civil rights and conspiring to obstruct justice, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Sergeants Jose Gonzalez,…
Mercer County Correctional Officer Facing Bribery, Smuggling, and Drug Charges
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced that a Mercer County correctional police officer, Tyree L. Hobbs, 39, of Hamilton, New…
Former Maryland Correctional Officer Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Civil Rights Violations
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced former Correctional Officer Owen Nesmith, age 54, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to eight years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised…
Former Correctional Officer Receives 42 Months in Prison for Smuggling Drugs into Oahu Community Correctional Center
HONOLULU – Richard Ascencio, 52, of Wahiawa, Hawaii, was sentenced yesterday by Chief United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson to 42 months in prison and two years of supervised release for…
Former Federal Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty To Fourteen Counts Of Wire Fraud
Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Katrina Denise McCoy (41, Minneola) has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of wire fraud. For each count, McCoy faces a maximum…
Former Correctional Officer Sentenced to 63 Months for Sexual Abuse of Two Female Inmates
A former federal correctional officer was sentenced today to 63 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and a $25,000 special assessment for his sexually abusive conduct against two…
Inmate At The Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill, Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Contraband In Prison
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Thadusse Hartridge, age 22, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill, in Minersville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty…
Former Correctional Officer Sentenced for Drug Smuggling in Prince George’s County
GREENBELT, MARYLAND – Danielle Dominique Smith, 34, of Waldorf, Maryland, a former Prince George’s County Department of Corrections correctional officer, was sentenced to four months in prison, followed by four months of…
Federal Correctional Officer Sentenced to 96 Months for Sexually Abusing Multiple Female Inmates
A former Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) correctional officer was sentenced today to 96 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for sexually abusing multiple female inmates and making…
Readout of Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer’s Visit to Federal Correctional Institution Petersburg
On Nov. 13, Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer and members of her team visited Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Petersburg, which has a medium-security and low-security Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) facility for men…
Correctional Center Lieutenant Admits to Federal Charge for Depriving Inmate of Civil Rights
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A Pinckneyville Correctional Center acting lieutenant appeared in federal court Wednesday to admit he failed to intervene while his subordinates beat a restrained inmate. Mark C. Maxwell,…
Corrections Officer Wounded at Fishkill Correctional Facility
FISHKILL, NY – An incident at the Fishkill Correctional Facility on Monday evening resulted in a corrections officer sustaining a gunshot wound to his leg. Emergency services attended to the officer’s injury…
Federal inmate convicted of assaulting correctional officer
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Dwight Foster, age 50, a federal inmate formerly housed at United States Penitentiary Hazelton in Bruceton Mills, was convicted of assaulting a correctional officer. After a two-day trial,…
Washington Pledges To Increase Correctional Officers’ ‘Transgender Focused Training’ In Legal Settlement
Washington Pledges To Increase Correctional Officers’ ‘Transgender Focused Training’ In Legal Settlement Lillian Tweten on October 12, 2023 Disability Rights Washington (DRW) reached a settlement with the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC)…
New Jersey Correctional Officer Indicted for Official Misconduct
TRENTON, NJ – A state grand jury last week voted to indict Giuseppe Mandara, a Correctional Police Officer with the New Jersey Department of Corrections, for official misconduct. The charges relate to…
Former Monmouth County Correctional Officer Sentenced for Smuggling Drugs
FREEHOLD, NJ – A former officer at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI), Bryant Mack, 55, of Shamong, Burlington County, has been handed a five-year prison sentence. The sentencing was announced by…
Three New Jersey correctional officers indicted in death of inmate
TRENTON, NJ – On Monday, a state grand jury indicted three Atlantic County Correctional Officers and five Hamilton Township Police Officers on criminal charges related to the death of Mario Terruso, 41,…
Rikers Island Inmate Sentenced to 10 Years for Stabbing Correctional Officer
NEW YORK, NY – Dennis Applewhite, a 29-year-old Rikers Island inmate, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stabbing a New York City Department of Correction Officer in the head…
Former Correctional Officer Sentenced To 36 Months In Prison For Obstructing Investigation Into Smuggling Of Firearm Into Metropolitan Correctional Center
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GREG MCKENZIE, a former Bureau of Prisons correctional officer, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for…
St. Paul Felon Sentenced to 240 Months for Shipping Drugs into Minnesota Correctional Facilities
MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man has been sentenced to 240 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of a drug analogue, possession with intent to distribute…