doi:10.7916/cw74-fk33Oral history interview with Elliott Boone, 2018Boone, Elliottoral historiesmixed materialMass incarceration--United StatesFamilies, Black--Effect of imprisonment onPrison sentences--United StatesPrisoners--United StatesPrisons and race relations--United StatesRape in correctional institutions--United StatesPrison gangs--United StatesPrison violence--United StatesPrison discipline--United StatesCorrectional personnelBoone, ElliottElliott Boone discusses his time as a corrections officer at Fishkill Correctional Facility: the logistics of working in a prison, the physical layout of the facility, and differences between prisons of different security levels. He talks about the racial makeup of the inmates and the corrections officers, and reflects on the effects of having so few Black officers. He speaks about the drug crisis in the 1980s and how mandatory minimum sentences lead to high incarceration rates of Black men. Boone reflects on inmates he knew who passed away from AIDS, as well as the types of healthcare that are accessible to inmates. He describes corrections officer abuse against inmates in the 1980s, and the relationship between guards and inmates at that time