's police watchdog is raising concerns about the conduct of a civilian jail guard in the Prince George RCMP detachment lockup. In a written decision released Wednesday, the IIO said Mounties have now completed their investigation and aren't recommending charges against the civilian jail guard to Crown counsel. The decision said the failure of jail guards to provide vital medical care to people in their custody is a criminal offence, as is torture. A second civilian jail guard, who began her shift the next morning, told the IIO that police should have been called earlier to help the man. RCMP told the IIO that the man was aggressive, non-compliant, and was carrying spent shotgun shells and several "home made" weapons.

Source: CBC News June 16, 2022 21:05 UTC