John Putignano, a former officer at Alexander Correctional in NC, has seen a lot of corruption during his seven years with the prison system. After a traumatic brain injury on the job he was let go and is now disabled. His new mission is to expose the crooked leadership and damaged system through hi…
Nano discusses an inmate’s death and how it effected his life. www.correctionalwarfare.com
On this episode Nano talks about discrimination against those who did their time, the tragic tale of Ivey Sweezy’s insanely racist conviction and that skinny blond Officer at Alexander who was dirty as hell but somehow still works there.
Nano discusses how the "closed circle of leadership” works and how its responsible for decades of corruption within the NC prisons. Also discussed is how Unit Management is using prison gangs for security instead of correctional officers all across then state. A staff shortage has reached crisis level and the governor is considering activating the National Guard to help with prison security. Essential equipment such as radios and batons are broken, out of commission for months in most cases. With five prison workers killed in 2017 the officers need to protect themselves but the state refuses to pay for stab vests and body alarms which could have saved the lives of those killed. Support us at www.correctionalwarzone.com
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