CSC Officers get "Stab-Proof" Vests
As per agreement between Correctional Services Canada and the
Union of Canadian Correctional Officers, a correctional employee
association founded in 1999 in Montreal, correctional officers
in multi-level and maximum security facilities who are in direct
contact with inmates will be issued stab-proof protective vests.
Vests must first successfully past safety-standard testing phases
by both RCMP and CSC staff. After completion, 2500 vests will
be distributed to correctional institutions across Canada, saving
an initial 150 for reserve. The vests are 3.5 pounds in weight,
and are composed of protective panels beneath a blue nylon layer
that is supposed to be worn overtop of officers' existing navy
uniforms in order to "blend in."
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