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Archive Home > 2007 > September > 11 > Madras prison welcomes its first group of inmates

Madras prison welcomes its first group of inmates

'The entire atmosphere at the prison has changed'

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
September 11, 2007

MADRAS — They came by the busload, shackled at the waist and ankles. Many of them were up as early as 4 a.m., with their final destination a mystery until the bus wound down Ashwood Road and stopped at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution.

The first 35 minimum-security inmates....

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