Prison Guards Injury Lawyers

Prison Guard Injury Reports

Prison guards, like correctional and police officers, have some of the most important and dangerous jobs in our country. These professionals are charged with the monitoring and safety of hundreds of incarcerated individuals. Some of the inmates that prison guards are tasked with supervising represent the most dangerous of criminal minds in our citizenry, many of whom have injured or killed a person and represent a very real danger to our society at large.

It is no wonder that maintaining order in institutions that are full of inmates with little to lose can be a dangerous proposition. Injuries to prison staff happen every day. Prison guards in Pennsylvania that are injured on the job can recover monies under workers compensation laws that can provide medical treatments, cover lost wages, and compensate for permanent disability or long-term medical care.

Like any workplace, prisons have their natural hazards. Premises liability issues like slip and falls or unsafe working environments can result in serious prison guard injury. The inmate population itself, however, poses the greatest threat. Many of the inmates in prisons are hardened criminals, some sentenced to life behind bars. With nothing to lose, many of these inmates are bent on little more than waging chaos within the institutions walls. They thrive on the prospect of harming those who are charged to supervise them, crafting weapons from everyday objects and looking for opportunities to attack prison staff and cause injury. Some prison inmates will also harm or kill anyone in an effort to escape from the jails that hold them, putting armed prison guards at very real risk of attack, especially by a group of inmates who outnumber them.

If you are a prison guard and were injured on the job in Pennsylvania, our corrections officer personal injury attorneys can assist you in seeing that your benefits are properly protected. The laws surrounding workers' compensation for prison guards are specialized and are entitled to extended disability benefits, managed by The Heart and Lung Act (also known as the Enforcement Officer Disability Benefits Law). For this reason, it is of vital importance to contact an attorney familiar with the Act and its intricacies to help protect your interests. The prison guard injury attorneys at Anapol Schwartz have extensive experience handling prison guard injury cases. Contact us today for a free consultation of your particular situation.

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