Turning the Screw

A Bit of a Stretch - The Podcast by Chris Atkins

Nov 12, 202022:01Society & Culture

Prisons are pretty miserable for the inmates, but what about the officers? Chris talks to two ex-prison officers about riots, accidental spice attacks and bad pay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

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