Chuck Alexander

Executive Vice President of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association

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Executive Vice President of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, the union which represents the state's prison guards

Chuck Alexander on KCRW

A thousand inmates at the Chino State Prison are still on lockdown three days after an eruption of bloody violence.

More Prison Riots to Come?

A thousand inmates at the Chino State Prison are still on lockdown three days after an eruption of bloody violence.

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