Life in Prison Can Be a Riot

Westword | December 29, 2004
Low pay and high staff turnover contributed to the problems at Crowley County Correctional Facility, a private prison in Colorado. An investigation found that a July 20 riot there may have been due to improper use of force by staff.

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