Corcoran State Prison Case Study

A prime example of whistleblowing is the case of Corcoran State Prison. In 1990’s the Corcoran State Prison in California was home to some of the most dangerous and infamous inmates (Dryburgh, 2009). Throughout their time in Corcoran State prison, the prisoners were secluded in their prison cell for twenty-three hours of the day and were just permitted out of their prison cell for 60 minutes, in which they could partake in minimum activities such as exercise (Dryburgh, 2009). The principal whistleblowers in the Corcoran State Prison case were two guards, Steve Rigg and Richard Caruso. Rigg and Caruso claimed there was prisoner mistreatment at the prison since there were guards that were instigating conflicts between prisoners by putting prisoners that would unhesitatingly fight with each other in the yard at the same time (Dryburgh, 2009). These guards also apparently conducted the fights as a fighting match

This choice would not have put the well-being and security of Rigg and Caruso in danger. A potential negative outcome of this choice was that, if the warden knew of the manhandling, he could have done nothing and the mistreatment would have proceeded. This could have prompted more inmate to manhandle and inmates passing. In conclusion, the choice in which Rigg and Caruso did nothing to stop inmate mistreatment likewise had potential positive and negative results. Positive results incorporate that Rigg and Caruso wellbeing and public supposition would have been protected. They would have been under any kind of hazard. in spite of, negative results incorporate that the inmate mistreatment would not have halted. Alternate these guards would have kept on instigating conflict among the detainees; inmates would have kept on battling and harm each other and themselves and beyond