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Who's running the joint?
| Title: | Who's running the joint? |
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| Authors: | Gibson, Will |
| Source: | Alberta Report / Newsmagazine. 08/16/99, Vol. 26 Issue 31, p18. 3p. 1 Black and White Photograph. |
| Abstract: | Focuses on the power balance shift between inmates and guards following passage of the Correctional and Conditional Release Act of 1992 in Canada. The rehabilitative approach in the penal system; Correctional Service of Canada's Edmonton Institution in Alberta housing members of three Indian gangs, Indian Posse, Manitoba Warriors, and Native Syndicate; How the gangs shattered the `inmate code'; Severity of violence; Threats against guards; Refuge in the segregation unit. |
| Subject Terms: | Prison laws, Legal status of prisoners, Rehabilitation of criminals, Social conditions in Canada, 1991-, Correctional institutions |
| Geographic Terms: | Alberta, Edmonton (Alta.), Canada |
| ISSN: | 02250519 |
| Database: | Business Source Complete |
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