Pelican Bay: Guard McNamara's Story
Pelican Bay State Prison is America's Toughest Prison. The SHU - Security Housing Unit - is where the worst of the worst criminals in America make work a living hell for California's Correctional Officers.
Here is the story of one Prison Guard who worked for 18 years in that hell. Riots, assaults, violence, and terror, and the inmates were awful too.
Here is the straight skinny on "The Toughest Beat in America."