Capitol Journal
March 14, 2016
Season 8 Episode 8035 | 26m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Guest: Alabama Dept. of Corrections Commissioner Jefferson Dunn
We're joined by Ala Corrections Cmsr. Jefferson Dunn, who talks with us about the weekend riot at Holman Prison in Atmore in which the warden and a guard were stabbed, as well as more violence at the prison this morning that left another inmate stabbed. Dunn says it's illustrative of the need for new prisons to help ease severe inmate overcrowding and staffing shortages.
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Capitol Journal is a local public television program presented by APT
Capitol Journal
March 14, 2016
Season 8 Episode 8035 | 26m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
We're joined by Ala Corrections Cmsr. Jefferson Dunn, who talks with us about the weekend riot at Holman Prison in Atmore in which the warden and a guard were stabbed, as well as more violence at the prison this morning that left another inmate stabbed. Dunn says it's illustrative of the need for new prisons to help ease severe inmate overcrowding and staffing shortages.
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