Officer stabbed

A few days ago, one of our Brothers was stabbed at HDSP. Thank god, Brother McClendon is ok. The shank punctured the skin in his chest area. Due to his vigilance, he was able to keep his physical injuries to a minimum. The inmate was subdued before any further injury could be inflicted on staff.

These attacks on officers are escalating in the nature of violence. Just yesterday at HDSP Brother Lima was assaulted and due to his vigilance the inmate was subdued quickly. Brother Lima sustained minor injury and I'm told he handled himself very well in defending against the attack.

If you participated in the vest fitting, but you have yet to order a vest, you might want to place an order. There is no price to high for proper safety equipment. Whichever vendor you go through, please take your protection seriously. Most of you have seen the Idaho CO's who were ambushed at a hospital, causing an escape and resulting in 3 officers shot.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/idaho-officers-shot-ambushed-skylar-meade-escaped-inmate/

Do not fall into complacency in any circumstance. Inside or outside, safety is the one thing that can never be sacrificed. Thankfully, our brothers did not take their safety for granted. Hypervigilance is a must with our staffing levels. Do not assume that this cannot happen to you. Please, I beg you, take every safety precaution you can. The last thing we need is to bury one of our brothers or sisters. Be safe and take care of each other.