Officials will begin assessing security protocols at federal prison camps across the U.S. after a 'terrifying incident' this weekend when an inmate obtained a gun and tried to shoot a visitor in the head at a prison camp in Arizona.
TUCSON, AZ — Officials will begin assessing security protocols at federal prison camps across the U.S. after a"terrifying incident" this weekend when an inmate obtained a gun and tried to shoot a visitor in the head at a prison camp in Arizona, the director of the Bureau of Prisons said Tuesday.
It marked a stunning security lapse and breach of protocol in the largest correctional system in the nation, raising questions about the security practices in place at the agency responsible for more than 150,000 federal inmates. "The safety and security of all of our institutions is our top priority, including our camps. And so, what a terrifying incident to have had happened. I am so glad it didn't have the negative outcome that it could have had given the situation," Peters told the AP.
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