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Maximum Security University, edited by Tom Quinn (Book and Video Review)
Loaded on Dec. 15, 1999
by Paul Wright
published in Prison Legal News
December, 1999, page 8
Video Review by Bob Fischer and Janet Stanton
Filed under:
Guard Misconduct,
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Gang Policies,
Reviews,
Prison/Jail Murders,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Shootings.
Location:
California.
Maximum Security University is a 48 minute video production by California Prison Focus depicting the deaths of four prisoners shot by guards during the notorious gladiator fights at Corcoran prison in California. The shootings occurred as part of the CDC's deliberate policies. ...
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