Wisdom from the Warden

Early in his new memoir from North Dakota State University Press, Tough but Fair: Reformation of a Prison, Memoir of a Warden, Winston Satran recounts a great escape. Ten prisoners broke out of the North Dakota Penitentiary in 1973. They overpowered officers in recreation areas, scaled the walls, stole a car, and lit out east on Highway 10. The ten-day manhunt required to return them to captivity was a shock to the public, and to prison administrators.

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Wisdom from the Warden is an episode from Plains Folk by Prairie Public Broadcasting.

This episode is 4:10 long.

This episode was published on Apr 11, 2026.

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