What is it like to be a corrections officer?

Prison guard
Members of the boys choir practice at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Red Wing while being watched by a prison guard. Bea Hasselmann, who leads the Metropolitan Boys Choir in Minneapolis, volunteers her time each week as the choir director to some of the young men incarcerated at the prison.
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What is it like to be a guard in prison? Why does the profession have high suicide and PTSD rates?

MPR News host Marianne Combs leads a discussion that examines the unique working conditions and stresses facing prison guards, and asks why there aren't more programs in place to provide better training and assistance.

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