Union calls for better safety for B.C. jail guards

Union calls for better safety for B.C. jail guards - BCGEU

Published on January 08, 2018

Corrections officers across British Columbia are concerned about increased violence in correctional facilities.

Dean Purdy of the B.C. Government and Service Employees Union says an officer at the Surrey Pre-Trial Centre was attacked by an inmate last week and may lose a finger.

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