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Deadly Strain of TB Found in New York Prisons
Loaded on Jan. 15, 1992
published in Prison Legal News
January, 1992, page 6
Deadly Strain Of TB Found In New York Prisons[Editor's Note: The following article is reprinted from the November 15, 1991, issue of "The Colombian."]
A virulent new strain of tuberculosis has killed 12 inmates and one guard in the New York state prison system and poses a "deadly threat" …
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- Police Chief Faces Conspiracy Count
- Prison/Community Alliance Update, by Carrie Roth
- Racial Discrimination in Prison Challenged
- Politicians Exploit Death Penalty
- Editorial Comments, by Ed Mead
- Election Year Demagoguery, by Paul Wright
- Prison Homophobia Challenged
- Prison Population Up, Escapes Down
- Receiving State is Agent of Sending State; Qualified Immunity Examined
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- HIV-Positive Cons Win Partial Victory
- Geronimo Pratt Wins Injunction Against Future Harassment; Loses Drug Trafficking And Possession Appeal
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- Incarceration Rate Grows in First Half of 1991
- State Prison Systems Emulate Marion Control Unit, by Fay Dowker
- Non-Specific Infractions Violated Due Process
- IMU's and Controlled Feeding at CBCC
- Chilean Political Prisoners End Hungerstrike
- Canadian Officials May End Ban on Sex Between Prison Inmates, by Rod Mikleburgh
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