Happy 250th Independence Day!

 

Jail takeover, 2 Guards held as hostages.

 Thankfully this is now resolved!

Happy Memorial Day

 

May 3rd is National Correctional Officer Week

 May 4, 1987

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

No group of Americans has a more difficult or less publicly visible job than the brave men and women who work in our correctional facilities. Correctional officers who work in jails and prisons are currently responsible for the safety, containment, and control of more than 600,000 prisoners. Correctional officers must protect inmates from violence from fellow prisoners, while encouraging them to develop skills and attitudes that can help them become productive members of society after their release.

The general public should fully appreciate correctional officials' capable handling of the physical and emotional demands made upon them daily. Their profession requires careful and constant vigilance, and the threat of violence is always present. At the same time, these dedicated employees try to improve the living conditions of those who are being confined.

It is appropriate that we honor the correctional officers in all our institutions, at all levels of government, for their invaluable contributions to our society.

The Congress, by Public Law 99 - 611, has designated the week beginning May 3, 1987, as ``National Correctional Officers Week'' and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this event.

Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning May 3, 1987, as National Correctional Officers Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week with appropriate activities and ceremonies.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eleventh.

Ronald Reagan

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:42 a.m., May 5, 1987]

Wisconsin Sheriff Sues Woman and IL Commissioner for Defamation

 From the Gateway Pundit: 

After ‘Unlawful Detention’ Claims Unravel, Wisconsin Sheriff Sues Woman and IL Commissioner for Defamation

Illinois resident Sundas Naqvi, 28, a U.S.-born citizen, garnered national attention last month after she and five traveling companions returned to the U.S. on March 5 from a work trip.

Naqvi claims she was held by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at O’Hare International Airport for 30+ hours, and was then moved to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, before finally being transferred to the Dodge County Jail in Wisconsin. She claims she was ultimately released without her belongings.

The only problem is this wasn't true!! She was never even in custody.

Full Story 

2 Rush City MCF CO's stabbed

 KSTP 5 is reporting-

Two Minnesota Department of Corrections(MNDOC) correctional staff sustained minor injuries after an inmate used an improvised weapon against them Saturday.  

The MNDOC said the incident occurred at the Rush City facility on Saturday.

There an inmate failed a metal detector test, prompting correctional staff to initiate a search. The inmate reportedly then used the weapon against staff members, inflicting minor injuries.

DOC commissioner Paul Schnell said he was grateful the staff were safe. 

“This incident underscores the unpredictable and dangerous conditions our correctional staff face every day,” said Schnell. “We are grateful for the swift and professional response of staff to bring this situation under control. 

The injured staffers were evaluated by medical professionals before being released. The DOC is investigating the incident to see if they should press charges. 

Who did this background check?

 

Fox 9 is reporting that a man working in the State of Minnesota Corrections system was arrested and was in the country illegally!

I remember the extensive background check done on me when I got hired as a Detention Deputy in 1990. They even sent people to talk to people in my hometown of Chicago. 

Full Story Fox 9

5 CO's Injured breaking up inmate fight Sherburne Co Jail

 KSTP is reporting that 5 CO's were injured breaking up a fight at the Sherburne County Jail

Full Story KSTP

Happy New Year 2026

 

Merry Christmas!

 Merry Christmas!

MSA calls for Commissioner of Corrections to resign!

 

Full Story Fox 9

Family of Texas corrections officer questions his death

From ABC News- Family of Texas corrections officer questions his death after inmate's life sentence.

Officer Jovian Motley died under mysterious circumstances in November 2023.

The family of a Texas corrections officer is still seeking answers after his death in what was supposed to be a routine inmate cell extraction.

Officer Jovian Motley died in the line of duty at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Wainwright Unit in Lovelady in November 2023. The official explanation is that he was assisting other officers in restraining the inmate when he died.

Earlier this month, inmate Jabari Lewis pleaded guilty to capital murder in Motley's death, and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Motley's family says the sentencing did not bring them closure.

Full Story

Drones and prison contraband

 

Full Story ABC

The PERA Correctional Retirement Plan is funded at 105%

While the Police and Fire Retirement Plan and the PERA General Plan are short, the PERA Correctional Plan is fully funded at 105%!

Please go here for more information: https://mncoretirementassociation.blogspot.com/2025/12/pera-correctional-plan-funded-at-105.html

Prison Guards foil Christmas contraband drop!!

 

Sometimes you can't make this up!!

Full Story on AP

Copy of Hennepin County Policy on Transgender and Intersex Inmates

Below is a copy of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Jail Policy on Transgender and Intersex Inmates.

As Detention Home wrote about in June this is in conflict with Federal PREA laws. Including bans on cross gender strip searches and facilities must "implement policies and procedures that enable inmates to shower, perform bodily functions and change clothing without nonmedical staff of the opposite gender viewing their, breasts, buttocks or genetalia..."

Alpha News is covering women who were incarcerated at Shakopee Prison protesting against similar policies. “Forcing incarcerated women, who typically are nonviolent offenders, to share intimate spaces with these violent, predatory men is an act of cruelty that amounts to state-sanctioned torture and any rape that occurs under these circumstances must be understood as state-sanctioned,” added Bruss, a volunteer with Women’s Declaration International USA.  ALPHA NEWS

In this writers opinion Hennepin County is opening itself up to lawsuits under PREA. A Corrections Officers main duty is protecting inmates. Housing male and female inmates together leaves the door wide open for assaults on both the trans inmates and normal inmates who may be preyed upon. 

Sadly the current policy leaves Detention Deputies open to being sued if they put a trans inmate in the population of the opposite sex AND if they don't. They're damned if they do and damned if they don't.

 

After lawsuit new Hennepin County rules for 'trans' inmates

 

From the article:

According to Gender Justice, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is now required to:

• Use an inmate’s self-reported gender identity as the main way of determining their jail unit.
• Require regular training for jail staff.
• Use chosen names and pronouns for people in custody. 
• FULL STORY

Happy Thanksgiving

 

NY closing another Prison!

 

FULL STORY NY POST

CO killed in Virginia others injured

 

FULL STORY ABC 13 NEWS