Why We Kick the Crap Out of Him

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Officer Edwards admits to stripping men in their cells without clothes or any of their property. He doesn't seem that phased by admitting to this, and it's also not what officer price is focused on. What he's interested in are those 427 emales. So bons you a little more, especially when your boss wants you to go into a cell and then bite her. It's justified why we kick the crap out of him.

Pontiac Correctional Center is a maximum security prison in the small town of Pontiac, Illinois. It’s the oldest in the state - founded in 1871 - and has a reputation for being one of the most violent. There is a guard at Pontiac who some staff praise for being tough and having their backs. But other staff and people in the prison say she is known for abuse. In 2019, she was investigated by the Department of Corrections and State Police. Investigators had obtained 427 of the guard’s emails, revealing the conversations she’d had with other staff when it seemed like no one was looking.

This episode is in collaboration with the podcast Motive, from WBEZ Chicago, hosted by Shannon Heffernan. Season 4 of Motive investigates the hidden world of big prisons in small towns.

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