Officers at Risk by Resisting Armor
from USA Today
 More than one-third of police officers murdered last year were not wearing body armor, and law enforcement analysts estimate that up to half of all officers don't wear bullet-resistant vests regularly while on duty. Trainers, police officials and equipment dealers say the FBI statistics tracking murdered officers represent only part of a troubling phenomenon at a time when police confront suspects armed with higher-powered weapons. More
Twice Wounded, Officer no Longer Resists Body Armor
from USA Today
Knoxville, Tenn., police officer Norman Rickman had no reason to believe he was in danger five months ago when he checked out a blaring home burglar alarm on the city's northwest side. Yet he was on the ground within minutes, blood pouring out of bullet wounds to his chest and left arm as one of three suspects stood over him and fired two more shots into his upper back at point-blank range. Miraculously, the officer survived. More
Deputy Thanked for Saving Boy from Burning Car
from the El Paso Times
Despite the accolades and media attention, El Paso County sheriff's Deputy Juan Muñoz maintains he was just doing his job when he saved a 2-year-old boy from a burning car earlier this month. Muñoz, who received the Sheriff's Office Lifesaving Medal Award during a promotions ceremony last week, said he did what any other deputy would do in the same situation. More
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Texas Prison Shakedown Leads to Phones, Weapons
from The Associated Press via Fox News
A systemwide shakedown of the huge Texas prison system is netting authorities more contraband than just illegal cell phones. Officers have turned up 61 weapons, 52 instances of tobacco products and 14 discoveries of money _ all prohibited for the some 155,000 inmates in the state's 111 prisons. That's on top of the 120 phone and phone components like chargers found as the first full week of the inspections ended Monday. More
Concordia Parish, Miss., Sheriff Starts Sex Offender Registry Web Site
from the Natchez Democrat
Concordia Parish, Miss., residents now have a way to find out if they have any registered sex offenders living in their neighborhood. Concordia Parish Sheriff Randy Maxwell recently revealed the Concordia Parish extension of an online registry of sex offenders The Web site allows citizens to enter their home or work address and will then generate a map showing their location relative to the residences of registered sex offenders. More
Law Enforcement Get Training in Dealing with Mentally Ill
from Deseret News
Last week, the Salt Lake Police Department conducted one of its Crisis Intervention Team training sessions. Between 25 and 35 law enforcers from jurisdictions across Utah attended the weeklong course to learn correct ways for dealing with people suffering from a mental illness. On Friday, the officers were put through several training scenarios ranging from the odd to the dangerous. All of the scenarios were situations that actually happened, with all but one of the events originally taking place in Salt Lake City. More
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Court Battle over Reforming California Prison Health Care System will Test State Sovereignty
from The Associated Press via the Hartford Courant
The Schwarzenegger administration and a federal court receiver are heading toward a showdown in an escalating fight over inmate health care, a case that raises significant constitutional issues about states' rights. Clark Kelso, the receiver in charge of California's prison medical system is seeking money to build seven medical and mental health care centers at the same time California faces a budget crisis. More
Program Helps Inmates Learn to Live in Society
from the Tennessean
According to Tennessee Department of Correction averages, more than 2,000 women are in prison in any given month. The department says 21 percent of female inmates released from prison are re-arrested – about twice the rate of recidivism of Exodus participants. The Exodus program is a nine-month program that began three years ago as part of an effort to rehabilitate offenders through a therapeutic approach. Since its inception, 96 women have successfully completed the program, which has 39 current enrollees. More
HIV/AIDS Education for Teens Booked into Broward County, Fla., Jail
from the The Miami Herald
Boys and girls being processed at Broward Sheriff's Office’s Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC) will gain some valuable HIV/AIDS education and awareness material in the booking process thanks to a new Connect to Protect and Broward Sheriff's Office partnership. The Connect to Protect, or C2P, program for the JAC was developed in cooperation with the Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center in light of alarming statistics regarding youngsters and HIV. More
Gun Sales Thriving In Uncertain Times
from the Washington Post
Americans have cut back on buying cars, furniture and clothes in a tough economy, but there's one consumer item that's still enjoying healthy sales: guns. Purchases of firearms and ammunition have risen 8 to 10 percent this year, according to state and federal data. More
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