A prison worker at the Central Nova Scotia Facility in eastern Canada has left her job for allegedly kissing a prisoner and other breaches of a code of conduct, reports the public broadcaster, CBC.
The incidents occurred in January in the jail’s library, according to information in documents obtained through Canada’s Freedom of Information Act.
Another worker who said he witnessed the incident reported it to a supervisor. In a report, he wrote that he “walked past the library door which was closed and looked in the window of the library and seen what appeared to be officer [redacted] and offender [redacted] kissing each other at the back area of the library.”
In subsequent interviews with officials, the inmate and correctional worker denied they had any physical contact with one another. According to a written summary of the interview, the worker did receive items like cards and letters from the inmate.
Relationships prohibited
Personal relationships between inmates and correctional workers have always been prohibited, says Greg McCamon. He spent more than 25 years working in prison facilities including this one and now teaches young correctional workers.
“It compromises security of the facility, it’s unethical for the correctional officer to do it,” said McCamon.
Nova Scotia’s minister of justice confirms the prison worker in this case is no longer employed at the facility but neither she nor the union would say whether the officer was fired or resigned.
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