21-11-2017 02:34 via edmontonjournal.com

Correctional officer attacked at Edmonton Remand Centre

A correctional officer was briefly knocked unconscious last week in an unprovoked attack at the Edmonton Remand Centre, the union that represents provincial employees said Monday.
On Nov. 15, an officer escorting an inmate back to his cell received a fairly serious punch to the head, said Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. 
Other officers came to the injured guard’s aid, he said. 
“From what we understand, it was an unprovoked attack and it i
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