Can workplace violence risk be reduced in prisons?
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A company that operates 50 correctional facilities in the U.S. has agreed to take steps to reduce the potential for its employees to be injured by workplace violence, under a corporate-wide settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor.
The GEO Group Inc., based in Boca Raton, Fla., says it will implement comprehensive procedures and policies to better safeguard its workers against the hazards of workplace violence in every correctional and adult detention facility that it manages in the nation.