Violence in Correctional Facilities: A Prison Guard Assaulted During a Search in Beau-Bassin

A routine search operation turned violent on Tuesday morning at the women's prison in Beau-Bassin. A prison guard was injured and required medical attention, while an inmate has been identified as the assailant.

The routine intervention escalated into an assault on Tuesday, April 21, within the women's prison at Beau-Bassin. At around 9:45 AM, a 44-year-old Women Lead Prison Officer was on duty when...