Why every corrections officer should be a risk manager

How many times have you written an incident report, shaking your head and counting your lucky stars that a series of missteps did not lead to one of your partners getting hurt, or an outcome in your facility that would end up in the news? How many times have you breathed...

Travis County sheriff's deputies investigating suspicious death at homeless camp

The Travis County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suspicious death at a homeless camp in northeast Travis County. Shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday, deputies responded to a call about a deceased person at an abandoned home on...

Police officer suicides down in midst of pandemic after soaring numbers prompted alarm in 2019

Suicides among law enforcement officers, which soared last year, have slowed markedly in the first months of 2020 as the deadly coronavirus pandemic has put increasing demands on officers to enforce local shutdown orders...