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Archive Home > 2007 > August > 27 > Guards are first line of defense

Guards are first line of defense

Newly minted corrections officers must have ‘a heightened sense of awareness’

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
August 27, 2007

MADRAS — George Clifton is used to working in the dark.

For nearly 22 years, he woke up before the sun rose to collect other people’s garbage. Eight hours a day, starting around 4 a.m., he drove around Bend, jumping in and out of his truck as many as 100 times a day.

Now his....

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