DOC Deserved Hearing Before Personnel Board Ruled Against Officer’s Firing: Supreme Court

DOC Deserved Hearing Before Personnel Board Ruled Against Officer’s Firing: Supreme Court

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org The New Hampshire Supreme Court says that the Department of Corrections should have been allowed a hearing before the Personnel Appeals Board ruled against the termination of a veteran corrections officer. The Personnel Appeals Board, or PAB, has twice ruled in favor of Lt. Thomas Macholl, who was fired in 2023 after he was accused of using an illegal chokehold on an unruly inmate. The PAB ruled in Macholl’s favor…

Police aknowledge IPCA findings on use of force on male prisoner - Daily Telegraph NZ

Police acknowledge the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) over the use of force on a male prisoner. In November 2023, Police staff received a 19-year-old man into custody at the Manukau District Custody Unit. Mr X began banging his head against a wall after being placed into a holding cell. Custody staff began to engage with Mr X to get him to stop, which was unsuccessful, and Custody Officer A entered the cell, using fo…