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The prison guards union has released a “horrifying” video of this week’s attack at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster.

The prison guards union has released a “horrifying” video of this week’s attack at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster.

The prison guards union has released a “horrifying” video of this week’s attack at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster.

The prison guards union has released a “horrifying” video of this week’s attack at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster.