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Supermax Prisons

Number 17301
Subject Prisons
Source Times (Roanoke, Va.)
State Virginia
Year 2000
Publication Date December
Summary Roanoke Times investigations of the Wallens Ridge and Red Onion state prisons reveals that guards at both supermax facilities use excesive force in dealing with inmates. The Times also discovered that inmates at these facilities receive poor medical treatment.
Category Contest Entry
Pages 43
Keywords Supermax prisons;Wallens Ridge State Prison;Red Onion State Prison;guards;inmates;mistreatment;excessive force;death;stun guns
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