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April 10, 2023 37 mins

Shakedowns are a common occurrence in prison, and they are tough on all the people in the neighborhood. Join Sabrina to learn what a shakedown is, how it impacts EVERYONE on the inside. (And hear what happened to the penguin...)

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Time Markers:
(1:07) What is a Shakedown?
(4:17) Facility Wide Shakedowns

(7:06) Contraband is Everywhere

(9:26) The Contraband Must Be Found

(13:12) What is a Shakedown Like for Residents?

(14:46) The Penguin Story

(20:41) Expressing Yourself While Incarcerated

(24:57) Sometimes Empathy is Tough

(29:30) Here’s Where Penpal Encouragers Come In

(34:15) Where Do We Go From Here



Intro/Outro MUSIC CREDIT: We've Come A Long Way (No Vocal Version) Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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