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      <description>The new report says the St. Louis Correctional Facility is "operating under significant pressure." It comes amid concerns over inadequate staffing.</description>
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      <description>It could take a week to repair damage to a housing unit at an Upper Peninsula state prison. That's after a group of inmates rushed guards and took control…</description>
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      <description>Correctional officers from Marquette Branch prison went on the picket line today (Tues) to protest what they call unsustainable staffing levels.Employees…</description>
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