ATWATER, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) — Questions continue at the United States Penitentiary in Atwater following the death of a worker at the penitentiary.
Thursday, a closed memorial service was held to honor Marc Fischer, who lost his life on August 9 after exposure to mail laced with what authorities say were illicit substances including fentanyl.
“We have to set a precedence here. We have to prove a point. This is not okay. This is something our staff are exposed to continually,” said Brandy Moore-White, the national president of the Council of Prison Locals 33. “This shouldn’t have happened this could have been prevented,” she said.
Moore-White said she is more than frustrated after the 23-year Federal Bureau of Prisons worker lost his life.
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The federal complaint says the mail he encountered, was ‘soaked’ with substances which tested ‘preliminarily positive’ for not just fentanyl but also amphetamines, synthetic cannabinoids, and other substances.