Jenna Curren, Ed.D, is an associate professor for criminal justice. Prior to working in higher education, Jenna held various custody and treatment positions with the CT Department of Correction, finishing her final years at the rank of Lieutenant. Throughout her tenure, she worked at several facilities where she supervised different types of offender populations including, women, the youth, and offenders with mental health issues. A C.E.R.T and honor guard member, as well as a training officer, Jenna has 15 years of experience in the field and in academics.
Relentless Defender launched a fundraiser to honor slain Kansas Officer Hunter Simoncic, with proceeds from memorial shirts and wristbands going directly to his family. Read More.
Sister and her boyfriend arrested for their connection to the death of her eight-year-old brother who was tortured and died of blunt force trauma. Read More.
A Colorado woman has been sentenced to two life terms without parole after being convicted of murdering her boyfriend’s two children—last seen in 2018—and hiding their bodies in concrete and a suitcase. Read More.
A Colorado man who was seen smoking a cigarette while medics tried to save his badly injured wife has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Read More.
A man has been repeatedly harassing women in NYC, but because the crimes are listed as bail ineligible, he keeps being released back to the streets. Read More.
A Colorado park ranger who claimed he was stabbed by a stranger at Staunton State Park triggered a massive manhunt and lockdowns, but investigators later determined he stabbed himself and staged the attack as an elaborate hoax. Read More.