Court limits legal responsibility of prison officials for inmate's...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  June 6, 1994 ;     700+ words ......limited the legal responsibility of prison officials for the inhumane treatment of an inmate...sufficiently flexible to allow both prison officials and inmates to claim victory. It revived...concluded for the high court that prison officials may be held responsible only if they...

Court gives inmates the right to sue prison officials if they've been...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  June 6, 1994 ;     700+ words ......courts to follow in determining whether prison officials can be held liable for sexual assaults...prison. The unanimous decision _ that prison officials can be forced to pay damages if they...official burden of responsibility that prison officials can no longer ignore dangers to ...

Prison officials to ease restrictions at Supermax

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  November 16, 2001 ;     362 words ...Prison officials to ease restrictions at Supermax...November 16, 2001 Madison -- State prison officials will increase inmate privileges...week, department officials said. Prison officials have reduced the minimum time that...

Jury lets prison officials off hook: Ex-inmate alleges they ignored his...

Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH);  December 21, 2006 ;     347 words ......jury decided Wednesday that state prison officials in Marion were not guilty of wrongdoing...met with deliberate indifference by prison officials. The trial, based on 10 claims for...surviving claim, which accused the prison officials of criminal recklessness for allegedly...

Prison officials: No need for lawmakers to probe escapes; Briefing paper...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  December 2, 2005 ;     341 words ......Legislative leaders were briefed Thursday by prison officials on last month's escape of two inmates...R-Creston, said he was convinced that prison officials are moving quickly to shore up weaknesses...upon the public." At the same time, prison officials released a four-page briefing ...

EDITORIAL: Suicide death out of prison officials' hands

University Wire;  September 6, 2001 ;     377 words ......backlash of questions about whether prison officials should have done more. When Kulp was...be concerned about Kulp. However, prison officials did go the extra mile by placing Kulp...years, and more will continue to be. Prison officials couldn't possibly take the time to...

State park employee pleads case to prison officials

Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  August 7, 2004 ;     316 words ...WARREN - Bill Elliot promised prison officials this week that he would do whatever...said. Elliot requested a meeting with prison officials to plead for the program to be restored...of the Bolduc facility, and other prison officials. "We spoke about the program," Elliot...

Poll: One of three Japanese inmates say they were abused by prison...

AP Worldstream;  October 20, 2003 ;     214 words ......prisons claims to have been abused by prison officials, according to a Justice Ministry survey...assaulted, threatened or bullied by prison officials, said Justice Ministry spokesman Ryo...survey also said 7.6 percent of the 511 prison officials polled admitted to having inflicted...

INMATE SAYS PRISON OFFICIALS RUINED HIS BID FOR PRESIDENCY

Post-Tribune (IN);  February 18, 1988 ;     147 words ......PRINTED VERSION. An inmate at the Indiana State Farm says prison officials have ruined his bid for the presidency. James B. Yager...transferred from the Indiana Youth Center at Plainfield. Prison officials said they told Yager he could take some of his papers to...

Zambian prison officials warned not to pilfer inmates' food

Xinhua News Agency;  February 1, 2006 ;     195 words ...Zambian prison officials warned not to pilfer inmates...Zambian government has warned prison officials not to pilfer inmates' food...has received numerous report of prison officials stealing inmates' food allocations...

MCI-NORFOLK CLOSED AFTER INMATE PROTEST PRISON OFFICIALS, LEADERS DISCUSS...

The Boston Globe;  May 14, 1987 ;     428 words ......evening the demonstration had ceased and prison officials were meeting with inmate leaders to...including herself. However, she said, prison officials told her the prison was closed to...said visitors are being harassed and prison officials have not been responsive to their...

Prison officials to divide contract.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  September 15, 2005 ;     590 words ......Hollis Sep. 15--TALLAHASSEE -- Florida prison officials are defending their plans to divide...that is not qualified to do the job. Prison officials told the House Judicial Appropriations...South Florida and must convince state prison officials and legislators that it has cleaned...

Brothers Confuse Prison Officials

AP Online;  August 10, 2001 ;     369 words ......Online 08-10-2001 Brothers Confuse Prison Officials HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Brothers Michael...Jackson apparently tricked police and prison officials into thinking he was his brother...had worn underneath, DeRose said. Prison officials discovered the apparent identity switch...

BRIEF: Prison officials investigate inmate's death.

Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK);  September 29, 2007 ;     239 words ...Byline: Josh Rabe Sep. 29--LAWTON -- Prison officials are investigating the second homicide this week to...and was probably dead since late Friday. Massie said prison officials are trying to determine how Smith's death went undetected...

NSW: Prison officials not aware of notoriety of escapees

AAP General News (Australia);  September 17, 2001 ;     183 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 09-17-2001 NSW: Prison officials not aware of notoriety of escapees Prison officials say they had no idea that two men who escaped from a Sydney jail last week were on a United States most-wanted list. The Corrective...