By Leslie Ball


With the high influx of criminal activities taking place in a given area, there are a high number of individuals going to jail for the offenses done. Therefore, prisoner transport systems should be considered carefully to be used by individuals who may be going to prison. The most appropriate means for a specific group of convicts should be chosen.

The risk involved in dealing with these types of individuals who have not been excluded from the society can at times be dangerous and can even lead to loss of life. There have been cases where prison guards have been killed by convicts over the years. Therefore extreme caution is applied when dealing with these types of individuals.

This is why correctional officers are provided with defensive equipments to be able to deal with some convicts that may pose a danger to their lives or the lives of other inmates. They are also used with caution to avoid some of the convicts from accessing some of the tools. This may prove to be a bigger problem in turn.

The wardens should be mentally and physically prepared to deal with some of the convicts that may prove to be problem. This is why before recruitment into the force, the officers who will be in charge of the convicts undergoes vigorous training which requires physical exercise in order to build the body in the event that the individual should require using force.

Due to the different categories of prisoners, ranging from the petty offenders to the more serious criminal offenders there also exist different types of prisons. This has been done in order to deal with the different people appropriately and according to their level. This creates an equal playing field between the inmates and guards who may be at the same level or lower than the skilled guards.

This is a very vulnerable time that easily susceptible to any attack from the outside during movement. Due to this amount of risk involved, the prison also dispatches a convoy of vehicles to accompany the vehicle being used. In the event that an attack occurs there is adequate back up to hold off the attackers before other reinforcement make it to the scene.

Either way, how they are moved should be keenly done in order to ensure there is smooth transfer from one facility to another. The number of inmates in the transportation means should also be a factor to be considered. This is to make sure that the officers with them are not over powered by the convicts being moved. The safety of the guards should always be the first priority.

Also, guns should be kept out of the plane to avoid any stray shot firing which may lead to crashing of the entire plane. Managing an airplane transport system is the most challenging task yet to be solved. Despite this challenge, it is the most efficient way of transport as it can carry a number of prisoners like passengers in a short duration of time. The chances of escape are also minimal with the number of parachutes available limited to a number of people.




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