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| Warden: Sealed Cells Protect Officers |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 01/21/2002 |
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The warden at Ohio's super-maximum security prison has defended a decision to tightly seal cell doors, saying it stopped prisoners from hurling waste at officers. Inmates are claiming in a federal lawsuit that conditions at the Youngstown prison are inhumane. Ohio State Penitentiary Warden Todd Ishee testified that the prison had to install metal strips that seal the edges of cell doors after ``a huge amount of inmate assaults on staff.'' The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed the lawsuit on behalf of inmates. It contends that the metal strips are unique to the Ohio prison system and reduce air flow in the cells, where prisoners are confined alone 23 hours a day. Ishee said that the cells still meet air quality standards. Prisoners also have said they were denied treatment for asthma, gum disease and heart problems. The state has agreed to establish new medical procedures that will allow outside medical professionals to make treatment decisions for inmates. |
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