thetoughestbeat
thetoughestbeat
Virginia police dog killed protecting officer stopping prison attack
by: Safia Samee Ali A Virginia police dog was killed while protecting a corrections officer who was trying to break up a prison attack by MS-13 gang members, officials said…
DOJ: California Corrections facial hair ban amounts to religious discrimination
By Alan Riquelmy The U.S. Justice Department on Monday filed a complaint against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation over its prohibition on facial hair, calling it religion-based employment…
Mexican Mafia members accused of smuggling drugs in LA County jail
From: City News Service Authorities today announced that 13 members or associates of the Mexican Mafia prison gang have been charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for…
I used to have feelings…..
One of the first things I was told when I started corrections is, “you better have tough skin.”
California hit with almost $100 million in fines over prison mental health staffing issues
From Courthouse News Service By Alan Riquelmy The state of California faces some $94 million in sanctions after a federal judge on Friday found it had failed to meet court-ordered…
The Mexican Mafia, a hit list, a swallowed note: Lawyer charged in murder plot
From the Los Angeles Times By Matthew Ormseth A criminal defense attorney was charged in a federal indictment unsealed last week with conspiring to murder a member of the Mexican…