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| Gangs working to corrupt officers |
| By Winnipeg Free Press |
| Published: 01/07/2009 |
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MANITOBA, CANADA - Manitoba justice officials say there have been an increasing number of attempts by gang members to "corrupt" jail employees. The admission follows following a series of recent incidents - including drug smuggling and sexual contact with inmates - that led to the firing of three correctional officers at Headingley Jail. The jail is a medium-security facility for adult males, located just west of Winnipeg. "Efforts are being made to intimidate our staff," Reg Forester, the province's executive director of adult custody, said Tuesday. "This is an exceedingly serious matter inside the jail." Forrester was responding to a Winnipeg Free Press story that chronicled three startling cases in the past several months: a female correctional officer caught on videotape fondling a gang member under a table; a female correctional officer caught having sexual contact with another gang member inside a storage closet; and a female correctional officer caught smoking marijuana while on duty. Forrester said changes are being made to improve the screening of potential new hires, bolster security measures behind bars and provide additional training to correctional officers. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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