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Correctional officers describe traumatic events and department post‑incident supports
Summary
Officers and supervisors told legislators about suicides, violent incidents and lasting effects on staff; the department described incident response, hot washes and employee assistance as follow‑up supports.
Correctional staff and an officer who responded to multiple suicides described traumatic events and ongoing impacts during a Senate Appropriations Human Resources Division visit to NDSP.
Sergeant Skyler Larson, a correctional officer with six years of experience, recounted responding to a hanging in a behavioral intervention unit and a subsequent attempt that required cutting a rope from a resident's neck. "On camera, it looks fast. It looks like we got in there and…
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