Justice
February 23, 2009
Staff of West Coast
Correctional Centre Save Inmate�s Life
The Honourable Thomas Marshall, Minister
of Justice and Attorney General, today commended staff at the West Coast
Correctional Centre in Stephenville for applying CPR on an inmate, which
resulted in saving the inmate�s life.
�Each and every day staff in our
province�s correctional facilities display the utmost level of
professionalism as they protect the overall security and accountability
of the inmates and the facility,� said Minister Marshall. �Lieutenants
Kenneth White and Glen McIsaac and the correctional officers Gary King,
Paul Parsons and Shane Elliott who performed CPR on the inmate are to be
commended for their immediate and courageous action in saving an
inmate�s life.�
On February 9, 2009, staff members of the
West Coast Correctional Centre were informed by an inmate that another
inmate was in distress in the exercise room and appeared to be having a
heart attack. Staff responded immediately and administered CPR to the
inmate until paramedics arrived. The inmate was later transported to the
local hospital by ambulance and now appears to be in good health.
�This is an example of the commitment our
corrections staff have to their job and to the protection of inmates,�
said Graham Rogerson, Superintendent of Prisons (Acting). �I am proud to
be associated with these men.�
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Media contact:
Ken Morrissey
Director of Communications
Department of Justice
709-729-6985, 685-6612
kenmorrissey@gov.nl.ca
2009 02 23 1:25 p.m.
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