April 26, 2024

Scathing report on conditions for BC prison guards

If things don’t change, a guard could die on the job.
Those are the words today of Dean Purdy, a prison guard and spokesperson for the BC Government Employees Union.
The union released a report today saying the job has become frightening and dangerous in recent years as the inmate population soared.
“It’s bad enough to go to work and have a female corrections officer in Kamloops a couple of months…
CKNW Vancouver News

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