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| Prison stress: At a crisis? |
| By The Hartford Courant |
| Published: 10/17/2007 |
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CONNECTICUT - Depending on who's painting the portrait, Connecticut's record-high prison population is either manageable or "overtaxing" prison staff to the point of being dangerous. Prison officials in recent weeks have likened the system to an accordion - they say it is capable of expanding and contracting, and without limit. But, angered by what they perceive as a cavalier attitude, prison staff workers lashed back Tuesday with a press conference and the prediction that, if no action is taken, overcrowding will result in a repeat of the wave of riots that struck the packed prisons in the early 1990s. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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