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Lawmakers press DOC on rising violence; DOC cites training, locks, tablets and parole body cameras
Summary
Committee members highlighted a doubling of reported violent incidents and asked what DOC is doing to protect staff and incarcerated people. DOC described a violence‑reduction task force, de‑escalation training, lock policy changes, an inmate‑tablet procurement and a new body‑camera contract for parole agents.
Members pressed the Department of Corrections about a reported rise in facility violence and staff assaults and sought specific remedies the department is implementing.
Representative Mako and others pointed to data showing in‑institution violence rose from about 35 incidents per 1,000 to around 71 per 1,000. DOC witnesses said the largest category is inmate‑on‑inmate fights, followed by inmate assaults, with staff assaults a smaller subset. The…
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