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I toured the Burnside jail, and then asked prisoners what they thought

May 20, 2018 By El Jones Leave a Comment

On Tuesday morning, I attended the media tour of Burnside jail with Tim. Tim summarized the tour this way: This was a PR exercise on the part of Corrections, and as such things go, was well-run. Corrections staff were informative and answered even the most pointed questions. Reporters did not, however, get the chance to […]

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