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Inside Florence Supermax: Losing More, Getting Less

Are correctional workers getting burned out at the United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility (ADX) in Florence, Colorado? According to correctional officers (COs) at the...

Inside Florence Supermax: Priorities And Contaminated Air

In some units the duress system is broken, meaning that inmates who push the button in their cells to report an emergency are not...

Inside Florence Supermax: Locked Doors, Locked Mouths

The job has never been easy, and it won't be getting any easier. Right now a general consensus from the workforce of correctional officers...

Inside Florence ADX: Locked Doors, Locked Mouths

The job has never been easy, and it won't be getting any easier. Right now a general consensus from the workforce of correctional officers...

Labor Group Joining Colorado Blogosphere

In Colorado, non-profit organizations and labor groups are jumping on the blogging bandwagon. For those who don't know, the "blogosphere" refers to the wide array...

Congress To Tackle Prison Staffing Woes

If an appropriations bill for the Department of Justice is passed as is, federal corrections employees will have a little more job security. A...
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