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What It's Like To Be... with Dan Heath

A Correctional Officer

May 19 · 35 min · Season 1 · Episode 71 · 51.0 MB
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Grinding through 16-hour shifts, standing behind inmates (never in front), and trying to stay human in an inhuman environment with Bill Farrell, a correctional officer in Massachusetts. What happens when an officer gets "frozen"? And why does the sound of scuffling sneakers stop him in his tracks?

LINKS & REFERENCES

  • Bill was the co-creator of a short documentary about the physical and mental toll of being a correctional officer. It's called "Behind The Wall".

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