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,…
New Haven Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking, Assaulting Correctional Officer
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SHAWN HILL, also known as “SB,” 38, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N.…
Federal Correctional Officer Indicted and Arrested for Use of Excessive Force Against an Inmate
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On Thursday, June 30, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Emilio Rodríguez-Arroyo with deprivation of rights under color of…
Former Correctional Officer at Jessup Correctional Institution Sentenced to Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Charge
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced former Correctional Dietary Officer Chanel Pierce, age 29, of Pikesville, Maryland, yesterday to 21 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years…
Former Rensselaer County Correctional Officer Indicted for Sexually Abusing Inmate
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Sean Morrissey, age 51, of Waterford, New York, was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with abusive sexual contact of a ward, announced United States Attorney Carla…
Inmate at Federal Correctional Institution Sentenced for Committing Voluntary Manslaughter
ALEXANDRIA, La. – A federal prisoner housed at the Federal Correctional Institution in Pollock, Louisiana (FCI-Pollock) has been sentenced for voluntary manslaughter, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. Jose G. Mercado-Gonzalez,…
Former Valdosta State Prison Supervisory Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Felony for Attempted Cover-Up of Assault on Inmate
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A former supervisory correctional officer at Valdosta State Prison pleaded guilty today in federal court for attempting to conceal an assault on an inmate. Geary Staten, 31, pleaded guilty…
St. Paul Felon Pleads Guilty, During Criminal Trial, to Shipping Drugs into Minnesota Correctional Facilities
MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty, during his criminal trial, to attempted distribution of a drug analogue, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and illegally possessing firearms as a…
Former Federal Medical Center Correctional Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation and Sexual Abuse of Inmates
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Christopher Brian Goodwin, 46, was sentenced to 135 months on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for deprivation of rights under color of law and three…
Former St. Louis correctional officer sentenced to four years for inmate’s attack
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Court Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a former correctional officer at the St. Louis jail to four years in prison for allowing two inmates to…
Federal Inmate Charged with Murder at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute – A federal grand jury returned an indictment today, charging a federal inmate with first degree murder. According to court documents, on January 12, 2019, Lawrence Taylor, 41, was an…
Correctional Officer Sentenced For Attempting To Smuggle Drugs Into Fort Myers Facility
Fort Myers, Florida – United States District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Leslie Spencer (49, Port Charlotte) to 30 months in federal prison for attempting to possess with the intent to…
Federal inmate and Alabama correctional officer sentenced for attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into federal prison
ATLANTA – Julius Stoudemire and Jennifer Deramus have each been sentenced after their convictions for attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into United States Penitentiary Atlanta (“USP Atlanta”), a federal prison. “Introducing contraband into…
Former Federal Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty for Role in Bribery and Contraband Smuggling Conspiracy
PORTLAND, Ore.—A former federal correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) in Sheridan, Oregon pleaded guilty today for his role in a bribery and contraband smuggling conspiracy. Nickolas Carlos Herrera, 32,…
Correctional Officer Charged with Providing Contraband to Inmates
Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging Milton Williams, 27, of Austintown, Ohio, with participating in a conspiracy that sold contraband to…
Lauderdale Co. Correctional Officer Now a Wanted Fugitive, Along With Jail Escapee
Birmingham, AL – The U.S. Marshals Service is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of an escaped inmate from Lauderdale County Jail and up to $5,000 for the…
U.S. Marshals Offers Rewards up to $10,000 for Escapee Wanted for Capital Murder and Endangered Correctional Officer
Birmingham, AL – The U.S. Marshals Service is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of an escaped inmate from Lauderdale County Jail, and the location of a missing…
Former Alabama Correctional Sergeant Indicted for Assaulting Inmates and Falsifying a Report
Montgomery, Alabama – The Justice Department today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Montgomery, Alabama, returned a four-count indictment charging former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Sergeant Lorenzo Mills,…
Charlotte County Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Smuggle Drugs Into Prison
Fort Myers, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Troy Alexander Cole (28, Fort Myers) has pleaded guilty to attempted distribution of methamphetamine and MDMA (commonly referred to as…
Federal Indictment Returned Against Former State Correctional Officers for Drug-Related Offenses
FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA — A federal grand jury in Florence has returned an indictment in connection with drug-related charges against two former correctional officers with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC). Specifically,…
Former Alabama Correctional Sergeant Sentenced for Assaulting Inmates
Montgomery, Alabama – The Justice Department today announced that Ulysses Oliver Jr., 47, a former Alabama Department of Corrections Sergeant, was sentenced in federal court to 30 months of imprisonment, to…