Corrections: A Text/Reader
Multimedia Resources
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Video 9.1: Prison Staff Quit
Description: 17 prison staff members quit since siege at Delaware prison.
Video 9.2: Bedford Jail Prisoners Riot over Lockdowns “Caused by Staff Shortages”
Description: The Prison Service is to launch an investigation after a riot at Bedford Prison which reportedly saw up to 200 inmates go on the rampage.
Audio 9.1: Guards Regain Control of Delaware Prison after Inmate Standoff
Description: A two-day uprising at a state prison in Delaware has left one corrections officer dead. Inmates took four guards hostage Wednesday. The Delaware Department of Corrections is back in control of the prison in Smyrna.
Audio 9.2: Reports of Prison Guard Brutality in New York Draw a Harsh Spotlight
Description: Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY, is one of several New York state prisons under scrutiny for incidents involving officers’ excessive use of force.