NIJO will be attending the County Sheriffs of Colorado conference this year! Tate McCotter, NIJO’s executive director, will be attending the event taking place January 7-10. Please click here to register or find out more information about the conference.
16Jul
Inmate Accused of Killing Woman Escapes from Arkansas Jail
MARSHALL, ARKANSAS (AP) – Authorities say an inmate who escaped from an Arkansas jail has been captured, but a second inmate accused of killing a woman is still on the loose. The Searcy County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that 36-year-old Jason Brannon and 30-year-old Matthew Armstrong escaped from the county jail about 9:10 p.m. Saturday….
Jul
Full-Body Scanner for Jail Will be Operational in August
LISBON, OHIO — The full-body scanner ordered for the county jail should arrive by the end of the month and be operational in early August. County Commissioner Mike Halleck said they agreed to purchase the scanner from OD Security for $118,750, with the money coming from $250,000 set aside for the county in the state…
Jul
3 Inmates Sue Former Jail Worker Over Abuse Allegations
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Three former inmates have filed lawsuits alleging that a former food service worker at a Kansas jail sexually and physically abused them and that the worker’s supervisors ignored their complaints. The Wichita Eagle reports that the civil suits were filed last week in Sedgwick County District Court over the conduct of Timothy…
Photographing Arrestee Tattoos
Many facilities across the country photograph the tattoos of incoming detainees. The photographs of these tattoos are used as a classification and identification tool. One of many informative variants that can be obtained from these tattoos are links or ties to gangs and or security threat groups(STGs).
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