OCTOBER, 2003
October 29, 2003 - Inmates are moved after riot kills 2 (Los
Angeles Times)
More than 130 inmates have been transferred out of a privately run state
prison in eastern Riverside County after a weekend riot there left two
convicts dead and tensions at the low-security lockup unusually high.
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October 26, 2003 - Utah judge revokes youth camp license (Austin
American-Statesman)
An administrative law judge revoked the license of a Utah wilderness
therapy program over an Austin boy's death from heat exhaustion last
year. (Click
here for more)
October 24, 2003 - Virginia settles lawsuit over inmate killed by
stun gun (AP)
The state of Virginia has settled its part in a
$204 million lawsuit filed by the family of an inmate from Connecticut
who died after being shocked repeatedly with a stun gun. (Click
here for more)
October 22, 2003 - Shape up or else, prison operator told (The
Age)
The State Government yesterday warned the private operator of Port
Phillip Prison that its contract could be terminated if it did not
immediately fix several security issues. (Click
here for more)
October 21, 2003 - Plan: Ship Mexican inmates back (Arizona
Daily Star)
Lawmakers are looking at reviving the idea of sending Mexican nationals
locked up in Arizona prisons south of the border to serve the remainder
of their sentences. (Click
here for more)
October 19, 2003 - Jailhouse tragedy (Yahoo News)
Valerie Lopez says she had problems convincing authorities at the jail
that she was in labor.
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here for more)
October 17, 2003 - Roof-top asylum protest (The
Age)
A 16-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker has slashed his arms and chest and
staged a roof-top protest at the Port Hedland detention centre, saying
his brother was tricked into signing papers to return home.
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here for more)
October 16, 2003 - Bomb kills three
Americans in Gaza (AP)
A remote-controlled bomb tore apart an armored vehicle in a U.S.
diplomatic convoy Wednesday, killing three American security guards and
wounding a fourth in the first deadly attack on a U.S. target in the
Palestinian territories. (Click
here for more)
October 15, 2003 - Workers at girls prison
file grievance (Sun-Sentinel)
Citing serious concerns for their safety, 11 state employees required to
monitor Florida's troubled
girls' prison have filed a grievance with the Department of
Juvenile Justice. (Click
here for more)
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