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| Do more to enhance safety of prison staff |
| By heraldnet.com- John Scearcy |
| Published: 05/18/2016 |
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The recent assault of two officers at the Monroe Correctional Complex is yet another reminder of the sacrifice our state's correctional employees make to keep all of us safe. In the incident, an inmate blindsided an officer, punching him in the face, and then attacked a second officer who was providing backup. This incident follows a terrifying one earlier in the year at the prison in Clallam Bay, where an inmate pried off part of a metal stool and struck an officer over the head until he lost consciousness. These kinds of attacks occur too frequently in our prisons. According to a U.S. Department of Justice report published in 2013, correctional staff suffer 2,000 injuries in violent incidents every year, more than workers in any other profession. Prisons in our state are particularly dangerous. The Department of Corrections acknowledges that “our prisons have a high proportion of high-risk, violent offenders, and consequently the safety of both staff and offenders is a concern.” Read More. |
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