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ExclusiveLinda Maifeld Was One Of The First Female Cops And Prison Guards In The Region
Linda Maifeld, who worked with Dickens, says she remembers how difficult it was being a female corrections officer in the 1980s. Men were raised and trained to protect women, and there was a lot of disrespect from inmates.