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| Inadequate staff level locks down jail |
| By Courier-Post |
| Published: 07/01/2008 |
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NEW JERSEY - The Camden County Jail's inmate population was locked down for part of the weekend because there weren't enough corrections officers to properly staff the facility, county and union officials said. Union officers said inmates were confined to their cells from Saturday evening to Sunday evening for about 24 hours and predict such lockdowns could happen more frequently -- especially on weekends -- until more corrections officers are hired and warden Eric Taylor does a better job managing the ones he has. The county, however, said the brief lockdown Sunday was due to an unusually high number of inmates who had to be taken to the hospital and was not a sign of things to come. During lockdowns, the movements of inmates are restricted for safety reasons, said Walter Radlinger, president of Police Benevolent Association Local 351, which represents corrections officers and sergeants at the jail. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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