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Disciplinary measures against Canadian prison guards skyrockets http://t.co/hT97fnLBSg via @torontostar— Crim Library UTL (@CrimLib) July 24, 2014

Documents obtained under the Access to Information Act show a sharp rise in the number of disciplinary measures taken against Correctional Service Canada guards.

Correctional Service Canada prison guards have seen a sharp rise in punishment meted out against them over the past five years, documents obtained by the Star reveal.

Overall, the number of penalties received by guards working in this country’s 43 federal institutions soared from 47 in 2009-2010 to 337 in 2012-13.