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A shiv, also chiv, schiv, shivvie or shank, [1] [2] is a handcrafted bladed weapon resembling a knife that is commonly associated with prison inmates. Since weapons are prohibited in prisons, the intended mode of concealment is central to a shiv's construction.
Inmates stated that the correctional officers placed the body in a hallway and used bleach to clean the Valdes cell; the inmates stated that the officers placed Valdes' body in another cell and then called 911. The autopsy showed prints of correctional officer boots in Valdes' skin, [2] and he also had broken ribs. [1]
At approximately 7 p.m. on February 20, 2008, a correctional officer overseeing the block yard noticed inmates congregating around an argument between two inmates. When the officer went to break it up, he found Davis using his walking cane to fend off an inmate from attacking him with a 9-inch (23 cm) long metal shiv. Davis was unsuccessful and ...
Three of the officers involved in a fatal beating of Robert Brooks, a handcuffed inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility upstate New York, were previously accused of abuse and assault, according ...
Roberts was arrested for allegedly failing to appear in court on charges of offering to engage in an act of prostitution and assault with a dangerous weapon, according to Fox 25. Roberts was found dead in her cell. Jail or Agency: Oklahoma County Jail; State: Oklahoma; Date arrested or booked: 3/23/2016; Date of death: 4/11/2016; Age at death: 59
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A study supported by a University of South Carolina Law School professor found that there were 18 deaths at the correctional facility between 2015 and 2021, the Greenville News and Spartanburg ...
Life-saving measures were attempted, but the man was ultimately pronounced dead. According to the DOC, just over 1,000 men are currently incarcerated at the medium-security prison in Moose Lake.