June 27, 2011
“Code of Silence” pervades prison system, says columnist
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We'd all like to think our state prisons are run by mature, competent, level-headed people. But a federal lawsuit filed earlier this month gives a glimpse of a world in which guards and administrators seem more like characters out of the movie "Mean Girls" than law enforcement professionals.
Beyond the petty backbiting, allegations in the suit also contend that the notorious "code of silence" still has a stranglehold on daily prison activities while administrators remain pathetically ineffective...
LINK - Bakersfield.com
