Wednesday's Hotlinks - March 17, 2010
Posted by Scott Packard on Wed, Mar 17, 2010 @ 08:00 AM
Tracy Barnhart at
Corrections.com has identified
thirteen tactics gang members will use on law enforcement and corrections officers to impede investigations and trials.
Inmates that participated in the Northpoint Training Center riots are about to learn what charges they're going to face stemming from the riots. In all, a total of 174 are being disciplined.
The Governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn, has let go three top administrators who were employed with the Illinois Department of Corrections, although no formal reason has been given by the Governor's office.
A Connecticut judge is allowing the Connecticut Department of Corrections to continue force feeding an inmate who went on a hunger strike in 2007. The inmate claims he was convicted on a fabricated sexual harassment charge and argues that the feedings violate his right of free speech.
Several county corrections facilities in Florida are upgrading the way inmates visit their family and friends in this article by The Ledger. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said "In the new jail, they (the inmates) won't ever have to be moved to the visitation area. It enhances security and ultimately saves supervision costs."
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