Season 10 Episode 18: Bringing Hope to Prisoners

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Document Type

Interview

Publication Title

Inner Compass

Abstract

Imagine being asked to take charge of one of the bloodiest prisons in America, where cell-mates chose to sleep in shifts in order to protect each other. Burl Cain, Prison Warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary (also known as Angola) was given this charge, and became committed to changing the reputation of the prison. He describes his winning mixture of devotion and discipline. Shirley Hoogstra hosts. Episode #1018.

Publication Date

2010

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