Review suggests no reason to discipline guards in death of prisoner, union says

Review suggests no reason to discipline guards in death of prisoner, union says - BCGEU

Published on December 06, 2018

The vice-president of the union that represents B.C. prison guards says his members followed policy the day an inmate died in the back of a corrections van.

Dean Purdy of the B.C. Government and Service Employees Union said in a memo to his members that a government review has already determined that "no discipline is required" in the death of Alex Joseph.

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