Assaults on prison guards increased because rose … – News Minute to

The National Union of the Prison Guard Corps (SNCGP) said today that assaults on prison guards increased because increased drug seizures, mobile phones and knives within the chains.

“The assaults have increased because seizures also increased,” said the agency Lusa the president of SNCGP, Jorge Alves, a reaction to the Homeland Security Annual Report (RASI) 2014, indicating an increase in drug seizures, knives and cell phones in the office chair and assaults on prison guards.

Jorge Alves said that the attacks eventually happen when the guards to prisoners seize illicit goods that are in your possession, as drugs and mobile phones, What are the reasons of greater conflict.

The union said the seizure of knives results of searches and the magazine of the prisoners living space.

The union president also said that indiscipline is increasing in prisons because “the directions of the chains do not apply the law and not punish prisoners.”

This is because, according to Jorge Alves, no shortage of prison conditions for application of disciplinary measures and to prevent prisoners from being harmed in the rehabilitation and poor outputs, stating that prisoners do not suffer disciplinary sanctions for irregularities they commit.

“This is going to worsening day by day with the overcrowding and the prisoners to realize that they can do what and understand that their negative behavior has no consequences. Then they are prison guards who are on the ground who have the obligation to enforce the law, “he said.

President’s SNCGP still makes a positive reading of RASI data, whereas seizures have increased due “the commitment of the guards, despite the lack of personnel.”

According to the RASI, cocaine seized within the prisons increased by 47 percent in 2014 and hashish rose by 35% compared to 2013 .

In turn, the heroin seized in prisons decreased by 63 percent in 2014, with prison guards found 360.58 grams.

The document said that the seized knives increased by 51 percent and mobile phones (over 34%).

In 2014, 29 members of the body of prison guard were attacked, a slight increase over the 27 recorded in 2013.

According to the RASI, the number of inmates in prisons to December 31 was 14,003, less than 281 on the same date of 2013, and last year, killed 73 prisoners, 11 more than in 2013, in addition to have recorded 22 suicides (nine).