Friends and relatives of USP Atwater officers speak out on the Web
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Submitted by creilly on Wed, 2008-07-16 19:33. |
A coalition of family members of U.S. Penitentiary Atwater correctional officers has launched a Web site to demand safety reforms across the federal prison system.
The group, named Friends and Family of Correctional Officers, formed earlier this month in response to the stabbing death of USP Atwater Correctional Officer Jose Rivera.
The site demands a number of changes that officers say could have prevented Rivera’s death.
Specifically, the site calls for staffing increases at USP Atwater and policy changes that would make stab-resistant vests and nonlethal weapons, such as batons and Tasers, standard equipment for all officers.
It also demands that a lockdown ordered at USP Atwater after Rivera’s death be kept in effect until those changes are made.
The group says it is asking for the reforms because their relatives who work at the prison would face retaliation for speaking out themselves. Officials with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons have agreed to work with union officials to meet some of the safety-related demands.
Rivera, 22, died June 20 after two inmates attacked him with handmade weapons.
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Friends and relatives of USP Atwater officers speak out on the W
And I bet nary a one of them said a word about the overcrowding caused mainly by Duh Gubmint prosecuting crimes that-are-not. . . so-called "victimless" crimes where the only victim is the poor slob rotting in a cage. . . Thats where the problem starts! Between the War on (Non-Corporate) Drugs, which accounts for the biggest overcrowding problems, DUI, and I'm sure a few busted for dealing with prostitutes, there is scant room in our jails for real criminals (like cops who kick in the wrong door hunting drugs or Taser someone to death).
Yes, the biggest problem with jails/prison is the overcrowding caused by Duh Gubmint's inability to mind it's own damn business.
'Nuff said.
Balance is Life. . .
Reverend Draco