B.C. prison guards say they are ‘overwhelmed’ by surge in drone drops in correctional facilities
B.C. prisons are facing a wave of violence unseen by even veteran correctional officers, spurred by drone drops of drugs and weapons, and the union representing guards says it’s worsening a mental health crisis among its members.
Those two incidents, he said, have galvanized the union, and members plan to protest outside the regional headquarters of the Correctional Service of Canada in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday over the escalating violence. Technology to combat drone drops into prisons exists, but Randle said it hasn’t been implemented in prisons, including radar systems to detect drones that enter prison airspace, or technology to disable them or take control of them to combat drug and weapon drops.
“So, now what we’re facing is if an inmate stabs an inmate or an inmate assaults a correction officer, we used to be able to take them out and take them into display segregation,” Randle said. “And we’re struggling with getting criminal charges pressed against these inmates because we’re being told that either Crown or police or somebody says it’s not in the interest of the public to go after an inmate who’s in federal prison.
The statement said the uptick in violence against guards has caused a mental health crisis, and working conditions and the management structure at correctional facilities don’t support the needs of front-line workers.
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