I don't have any evidence of epidemic violence in our prisons to lay out, but if there are any medium to high security prisons in the U.S (which hold several violent offenders) that lack this kind of protection I'm about to describe, then I believe the inmates and correction officers are at risk of preventable violence. The protection Im suggesting would keep our correction officers and inmates who want to mind their own business and follow the rules safe from violence. I don't believe the correction officers should be armed with a variety of less than lethal weapons. That simply wouldn't be necessary. The people who should be armed with a variety of less than lethal weapons are guards that stand against the walls or above the inmates heads on watch towers. Multiple guards should be in every area in the prison where inmates are present. Any inmate who makes the horrible mistake of trying to harm another would instantly be shot at with less than lethal rubber bullets. I strongly believe the intimidating presence of these guards would make several inmates think twice before trying to harm an inmate or correction officer. 1) Would if an inmate tries to snatch the firearm from the guard, aren't these guards being armed with firearms a disaster waiting to happen? It would not be the end of the world in the unlikely event that an inmate successfully snatches a firearm from a guard. This is because technology like this exist. http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/5/568...mart-guns-away Similar to the pistol in the link, all the guard would have to do is move a short distance of at least ten inches away from the inmate and deactivate his wrist watch that's connected to the firearm. The guard would have to type in a code to turn the watch back on. The watch would also be extremely sturdy and would require a code to detach from his wrist. The product in the link may not have the exact features that I describe, but would it really be that difficult to develop the technology I described? 2) Why would a whole group of inmates trying to attack these guards be a rare occurrence? Because any one with common sense knows that they have a 99 percent chance of instantly being shot multiple times if they try something that stupid. All it takes is a split second reaction and the pull of a trigger to fire rubber bullets that cause a substantial amount of pain. Are inmates really willing to experience that excruciating amount of pain just too successfully beat up a guard? 3) Wouldn't guards being armed with these weapons give the inmates an even greater incentive to attack? I think there fear of receiving wounds from rubber bullets would almost always be stronger their desire to steal their weapons. Law makers need to come up with a financial plan so we can make this a reality in our prisons.
