Two new deputy sheriffs have been added to the roster at the Prince George courthouse, raising the number there to 20.
They are among a dozen who recently completed a 16-week training program at the B.C. Justice Institute in New Westminster. Six went to courthouses in the Lower Mainland and one each went to Williams Lake, Cranbrook, Victora and Nelson.
Their main responsibilities include providing prisoner escorts between courthouses, correctional centres and police lock-up facilities; courthouse and courtroom security, including the management of courthouse lock-up facilities; jury management; and providing protection services to government, as well as threat assessment to ministries.
