DEPARTMENT of Corrections Commissioner Anthony Torres has recalled the service firearms of Corrections officers and is currently reviewing the department’s firearms policy.
Variety learned that an off-duty Corrections officer was accused of domestic violence and pointed his service firearm at his partner, and this led to the decision to recall the officers’ firearms.
In a statement to reporters on Friday, Torres said: “Sworn personnel here have service-issued firearms, but this is the first institution [Corrections] where they have been allowed to take it home. I recalled all of them and I am reviewing policy. They [Corrections officers] have access to it when on duty at work assigned to a special unit or when escorting inmates out of the institution.”
He added, “Police officers nationwide, I believe are allowed to take home their service-issued weapons. Correctional Officers, on the other hand, don’t in the mainland.”
As for the allegations against a Corrections officer, Torres referred the inquiry to the Department of Public Safety.
DPS, for its part. has not issued any statement regarding a domestic violence incident involving a Corrections officer.
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