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On This Day October 22, 1983 – Two Correctional Officers Killed At The Marion Penitentiary In Illinois Leading To The Creation Of Supermax Prisons

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On This Day October 22, 1983 – Two Correctional Officers Killed At The Marion Penitentiary In Illinois Leading To The Creation Of Supermax Prisons.

On this day October 22, 1983, two correctional officers were killed by inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois, an event that changed the future of the American prison system. The attacks, carried out only hours apart, revealed deep security issues within the federal prison network and marked one of the most violent days in the history of the Bureau of Prisons. The shocking violence led to an immediate and lasting shift in how maximum security facilities operated across...
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