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Pubdate: Sun, 25 Oct 2009
Source: Courier-Journal, The (Louisville, KY)
Copyright: 2009 The Courier-Journal
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Website: http://www.courier-journal.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/97
Note: Only publishes local LTEs
VIOLENCE ON THE RISE IN INDIANA PRISONS
INDIANAPOLIS ( AP ) -- Indiana's prisons are experiencing an increase in
inmate assaults and attacks on staff -- a trend the state's prison
chief blames largely on overcrowding caused by inadequate funding for
new beds.
In the first half of 2009, Indiana's prisons had 514 inmate-on-inmate
attacks, 62 of which caused serious injuries. That compares with 719
such attacks, 101 with serious injuries, during all of 2008, The
Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne reported on Sunday.
Edwin Buss, commissioner of the Indiana Department of Correction, said
the shortage of bed space in parts of some state prisons has created a
volatile situation.
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MAP posted-by: Jo-D
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