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4 correctional officers hurt restraining inmate

By dcx on  From washingtonexaminer.com
The Associated Press The Associated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. Prison officials say four officers at the Maryland Correctional Institution-Hagerstown were injured while they restrained an inmate. The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services says an officer preparing to escort an inmate to a medical appointment was struck by the inmate Wednesday morning. Officials say other others responded to the attack, and used pepper spray and force to...Read Full Story

Florida debuts new prison dorms for U.S. veterans

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ORLANDO , Fla ( Reuters ) - Marvin Hurst , 59, makes his bunk with military precision, snaps to attention for the morning flag-raising ceremony and follows orders all day long. But home is no Army barracks. Hurst, who served in the U.S. Army from 1973-74, is one of 300 prisoners housed in the Florida Department of Corrections ' five new dormitories specifically for U.S. veterans which were officially unveiled on Wednesday. Corrections spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger said the goal of the veterans...Read Full Story

State of Florida Department of Corrections Is Shutting Down Six Prison Facilities, Women to Be Sent to Lowell Correctional Institution Hell Hole to Serve Out Their Time.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Florida’s new corrections department secretary is shutting down three prisons, two boot camps and a road prison . DOC Secretary Edwin Buss said the closures will save the state $30.8 million this year and $25 million annually in the future. The Department will close the Brevard Correctional Institution (CI) in Cocoa, Hendry CI in Immokalee, Hillsborough CI in Riverview, Tallahassee Road Prison in Tallahassee, Lowell CI Boot Camp and Sumter Boot Camp...Read Full Story

Thousands of California inmates join hunger strike

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LOS ANGELES ( Reuters ) - Thousands of inmates in up to eight California prisons have taken part in a 9-day-old hunger strike, demanding an end to what they call inhumane conditions, prison officials and an inmate advocacy group said on Tuesday. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was counting 1,186 inmates in four prisons as participating in the hunger strike as of Tuesday, down from more than 4,200 inmates at eight prisons on September 29. But a prisoner rights group...Read Full Story

Thousands of California inmates join hunger strike

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LOS ANGELES ( Reuters ) - Thousands of inmates in several California prisons have taken part in a 9-day-old hunger strike, demanding an end to what they call inhumane conditions, prison officials and an inmate advocacy group said on Tuesday. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation counted 1,186 inmates in four prisons as participating in the hunger strike as of Tuesday, down from more than 4,200 inmates at eight prisons on September 29. But a prisoner rights group put the...Read Full Story
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