Correctional officers in turn complain of having to work compulsory overtime, because of the limited staff.
Posted at 2:46 p.m.
During a press conference on Wednesday, they indicated that this problem was among those they wanted to raise during the meeting they obtained with the federal Minister of Public Security, Marco Mendicino, on March 25.
The union of correctional officers also wants to convince the minister to pay financial compensation for the work overload that its members had at the height of the pandemic of the COVID-19.
He also wants to speak with the minister about health issues related to psychological harassment and violence, as well as security issues, such as drug use in prisons that arrives by drones.
The Union of Correctional Officers, attached to the CSN, also complains about the lack of equipment and technology to deal with these situations.