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Article: CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS DO A JOB THE PUBLIC SHOULD VALUE MORE
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- June 28, 1996
CopyrightCopyright, 1996, Post-Tribune. All rights reserved. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED. (Hide copyright information)
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POST-TRIBUNE COLUMNIST Rick A. Richards' column appears on Fridays. Contact him at 881-3117, or E-mail him at pt voice@aol.com.
"From Jesse James to Loeb and Leopold, from the perpetrators of the St. Valentine's Day massacre to the Lindbergh kidnapper and beyond, our celebrated delinquents have become a part of the national heritage."
- F.W. Dupee, 1966
Out of sight, out of mind. Since correctional officers don't have high-profile, publicity hungry lawyers representing them, and since they don't have shiny new cruisers like the Indiana State Police, they have become the forgotten cog in Indiana's criminal justice system.
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