The State - News from Jan. 8, 1989
Forty-eight inmates in a San Jose jail locked themselves back in their cells after the lone correctional officer passed out because of a suspected virus. The prisoners then used an emergency phone to call for someone to help her. The men were rewarded with ice cream at their next meal for following correct emergency procedure, shown during a jail orientation film, according to Jail Cmdr. Bob Conroy.
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