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Listen to NHPR reporter Sarah Gibson speak with All Things Considered Host Peter Biello about the status of the outbreak on January 7.
Under oath at a bail hearing Tuesday, Jail Superintendent Willie Scurry testified that until Dec. 23, inmates were not allowed to wear masks in common spaces because of “security concerns.” Scurry added that the jail relied on self-monitoring by staff and did not have an active COVID-19 screening process for anyone entering the jail, though it was in the process of developing one.
The state health department said Tuesday it has taken over management of the Valley Street outbreak and is in regular contact with medical staff there.
Prison chaos: A riotous history of New Zealand jails
3 Jan, 2021 05:17 AM
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Waikeria Prison rioters surrender after six-day stand-off; jail conditions not reason for unrest, says Kelvin Davis.
Waikeria Prison rioters surrender after six-day stand-off; jail conditions not reason for unrest, says Kelvin Davis.
Prison reform groups and inmate advocates call it a protest. Authorities are more likely to call it a riot.
Either way, this week s mayhem at Waikeria Prison was the most prolonged and destructive stand-off at a New Zealand jail for decades.
The Waikeria disorder dwarfed a 2013 Spring Hill riot, when inmates drunk on home brew ran rampant and set fires but were brought under control in barely nine hours.
Senator Albritton discusses bill to reduce overcrowding, spending for county jails
Overcrowding in county jails By Caroline Klapp | December 30, 2020 at 5:09 PM CST - Updated December 30 at 6:23 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - An Alabama lawmaker is trying to take some pressure off county jails.
How? By clearly defining who is responsible for housing certain inmates, and determining a set amount the state has to pay county jails for holding them.
“All I know is I got to stop the fighting between the agencies and clarify who’s responsible for what,” Republican senator Greg Albritton said.
Senator Greg Albritton says this issue came after the prison form restructuring in 2015.