Rep. Dion is a democrat. But he is also the retired sherriff of Cumberland County. (Portland area)
He and I have had many discussions about the 2nd amendment and some other bills.
We don’t always see eye to eye, but I respect his opinion. I think what we see here is a political ploy.
Dept of corrections wants a big new prison. they also want some contracting out of prison duties. They want money. If they cn convince people the jails are so dangorous and because of over-crowding, they may get their new jail.
This politics. I bet half the guards even know about this bill.
There's an enormous amount of open land adjacent to that facility.
Deadly force use by law enforcement is ultimately subject to the criteria set by the SCOTUS in Garner v. Tennessee. The criteria is that deadly force may be used to stop a person from causing great bodily harm. You can shoot a fleeing suspect if there is a great likelihood of him committing that serious harm if he isn't captured.
In order to meet that criteria, in a prison with a mixed population of violent and non-violent offenders, you would have to know the history of all those prisoners and be able to recognize who you are shooting at.
16’ fences with razor wire seems to keep ‘em penned in just fine.
I respect the CC sheriff’s department...a lot. Well trained thoughtful people. Dion was a good part of it. Heck he was probably the only good thing coming out of PPD