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The Twin Cities Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee is holding a rally in support of an inmate at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Shakopee. 

They say she was sexually assaulted by a corrections officer in the prison back in April. The group has a list of demands to keep the Shakopee prison safe for incarcerated people. David Boehnke knows the inmate personally and is a member of the Twin Cities Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee. 

Paul Schnell is the commissioner of Minnesota Department of Corrections. They each joined host Cathy Wurzer to give their perspective.

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The Twin Cities Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee is holding a rally in support of an inmate at the Shakopee women’s prison, who they say was sexually assaulted by a corrections officer in the prison. The group has a list of demands to keep the prison safe for incarcerated people.

The Twin Cities Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee is holding a rally in support of an inmate at Shakopee Prison, who they say was sexually assaulted by a corrections officer in the prison. The group have a list of demands to keep Shakopee Prison safe for incarcerated people.

Alleged assault at Shakopee correctional facility sparks rally on prison safety

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