Federal inmate tried to shoot visitor at Arizona prison camp

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jail inmate who was in a position to acquire a firearm at a jail camp in Arizona pulled out the gun in a visitation space and tried to shoot a customer within the head, The Related Press has discovered.

The weapon misfired and the feminine customer was unhurt in Sunday’ incident on the Federal Correctional Establishment in Tucson. The incident marked a serious safety lapse and big breach of protocol, elevating severe questions concerning the safety practices in place on the Bureau of Prisons, which is answerable for greater than 150,000 federal inmates.

The Bureau of Prisons tells the AP that the inmate tried to fireside the weapon, which had been hid within the jail. However the weapon didn’t fireplace and nobody was injured. The incident occurred at a minimum-security federal jail camp — most of which don’t even have fences and home inmates the Bureau of Prisons considers to be the bottom safety threat.

Officers stated the inmate was restrained and the firearm was seized. Federal officers have launched an investigation. The Bureau of Prisons has been tormented by power mismanagement, misconduct and a extreme staffing disaster. A brand new director was introduced on earlier this yr as Justice Division officers try to reform the company.

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