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| AFGE Calls For Increased Staffing, Pepper Spray Use Throughout Bureau of Prisons |
| By prnewswire.com |
| Published: 03/06/2013 |
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WASHINGTON, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees and its Council of Prison Locals today called on the Obama administration, Congress and the Bureau of Prisons to immediately increase the bureau's staffing levels and expand the use of pepper spray for correctional officers in an effort to protect staff from a dangerous spike in violence throughout the federal prison system. "Now is the time for a culture change in the Bureau of Prisons," said AFGE National President J. David Cox Sr. "Correctional officers are facing an unprecedented outbreak of violence while inmate population levels are rising and staffing levels falling. The workers need help." The call for action comes as the union mourns the loss of a correctional officer killed in the line of duty. Eric Williams , 34, died on Monday, Feb. 25 after being assaulted by an inmate with a homemade weapon at the United States Penitentiary – Canaan in northeastern Pennsylvania. Williams was employed by BOP for less than two years. "We are deeply saddened by the senseless death of one of our correctional officers," said Cox. " Eric Williams was a dedicated BOP employee, and this is a terrible loss. We send our heartfelt sympathies and condolences to his family and coworkers at this very difficult time." Read More. |
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