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| Vermont inmates tell lawmakers why they rioted at Kentucky prison |
| By Bennington Banner |
| Published: 10/29/2004 |
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In the wake of a September riot, four Vermont inmates incarcerated in Kentucky outlined for a joint-house committee on Wednesday a list of grievances that pushed the southern jail's population to the breaking point. Talking from Kentucky by speakerphone, the inmates, one of whom is from Bennington, cited "unprofessional" staff, unwarranted time in solitary confinement and poor living conditions among the reasons inmates rioted on Sept. 14, setting fires and damaging the prison. Speaking from the Lee Adjustment Center in Beattyville, Ky., the four detailed a tumultuous life far from family and friends. "We're already getting put in the 'hole' for absolutely nothing," inmate Scott Amidon, 30, said during the 45-minute speakerphone call with the Legislature's Corrections Oversight Committee. "For standing around a table with four chairs. Unacceptable." But the inmates reported improvements since the riot, which they said was pre-planned and staged more as a demonstration. They were hopeful, they said, about a new warden at the jail. It is unclear whether any of the four who spoke to the committee are being investigated in association with the riot. |
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