News & Observer Index, 1926-1992

Prisoners

Judge rules inmates entitled to hearing before being moved to mental facilities - Mr 29 85 18D
Under the dome: GOP draws smirks in urging humanist project (for prisoners) - Ap 17 85 1
Painting, arts classes provide release to women in N.C. Correctional Center - Ap 21 85 35A
Hundreds of suits filed yearly by N.C. inmates - My 7 85 16C
Allegations that ex-Correction worker stole inmates' pay spark SBI probe - My 9 85 1C
Centers to begin shift of 450 young inmates - My 22 85 4C
General Assembly Round-up: Maternity leave (for women prisoners) - My 29 85 4C
Punishment alternatives for inmates considered - Jn 16 85 21A
General Assembly Round-up: Pregnant prisoners - Jn 27 85 9B
State sued by inmate from Central Prison - Jn 30 85 37A
General Assembly Round-up: Felons' stories - Jy 4 85 5C
Youths accuse inmates of sexual harassment (Washington Co. prison unit) - Jy 14 85 1
Inmates 'playacted' with youths during tour, official says - Jy 17 85 2C
Inmate's lawsuit charges long period in segregation - Jy 18 85 WA-1
Inmates possibly 'overzealous' during teens' tour, official says - Jy 24 85 16C
Judge rules against inmate who sued jail officials - Au 9 85 8B
Clerical error keeps man lost in jail - Au 15 85 24A
Inmates in Asheboro turn 'scrap' into craft - Se 4 85 12B
Volunteering behind bars - Se 15 85 1C
New rules issued on prison tours for probationers - Se 20 85 2D
1st AIDS case in N.C. prisons is confirmed - Oc 9 85 1C
Inmates punished after walking off jobs (Central Prison) - Oc 11 85 1C
Two N.C. inmates have AIDS, have been isolated, official says - Oc 19 85 7B
Inmate files suit in Caswell seeking AIDS protection - No 1 85 2D
N.C. inmates won't get visitors on Christmas Day, state decides - No 16 85 1C
Martin to issue 278 Christmas commutations - No 28 85 WA-1
Martin plans community service program for convicts - De 7 85 15A
Mecklenburg inmates treated to ice cream regularly by sheriff - De 19 85 4C
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Prisoners

Officials say inmates' lawsuits flood courts, seldom reach trial - Ja 20 86 14C
Plans to give inmates access to lawyers submitted to judge - Fe 11 86 3C
Growth of prison population in N.C. (Chart) - Fe 16 86 29A
View from the inside gives prison 'lawyer' (Brooks) his own legal logic - Fe 16 86 30A
Inmates learn how to prepare eye-catching meals - Mr 3 86 3C
Inmate education up but sentences longer, study says - Mr 14 86 2D
High court expected to hear inmate legal aid case - Mr 24 86 1C
Federal judge (Dupree) says N.C. must provide lawyers for inmates; state to appeal - Ap 11 86 1D
Study says more arrested blacks go to prison in North than South - My 19 86 1C
Martin unveils jobs program for prisoners - Jn 6 86 4D
Strike by Halifax inmates ends quietly - Jn 18 86 1
Pay increase among requests from prisoners - Jn 19 86 25A
State prison inmates fear exposure to AIDS virus - Jn 22 86 29A
Sheriff (Kidd) sues to avoid records release (Mecklenburg satellite jail) - Jy 5 86 3C
Inmates ordered transferred; Mecklenburg sheriff cries foul - Jy 10 86 4C
Mentally ill inmates strain state prisons - Au 24 86 1
When a mother goes to prison - Au 26 86 10A
New interests can keep inmates off drugs, specialist says (Rynerson) - Au 28 86 26C
Panel considers abandoning 'good-time' credit for prisoners - Se 6 86 24C
Wake owes state for housing inmates - No 1 1C
Prisoners file suit over ills - No 8 86 1C
Drug-abuse program for inmates urged - No 25 86 20C
Editorial: Caring for pets helps inmates - De 1 86 14A
State correction official to probe prison leaves given to convicted man - De 3 86 5C
New law makes 2,000 N.C. inmates eligible for parole - De 7 86 1
Under the dome: Inmates receive gift of early freedom - De 13 86 1
Hunt's office investigated for '81 probe of prison (Piedmont Correctional Center) - De 14 86 39A
Jordan backs program to treat addicts in prison - De 14 86 53A
Order of special (psychiatric) treatment for inmate overruled - De 17 86 4C
Inmates top corn growers; Caledonia unit wins state competition - De 29 86 7B

Prisoners

AIDS test for inmate follows biting attack - Ja 9 92, 1B
Man (Clayton) wrongly imprisoned may go free after 6 years - Ja 16 92, 6B
Inmates' medical bills burden jails - Ja 28 92, 5B
Women closed out of jail drug programs - Mr 11 92, 1B
Editorial: Treat women inmates too - Mr 12 92, 14A
Inmate orderlies at Butner file suit for protective gear - Mr 14 92, 2B
Court criticizes rubber-stamping of workers compensation denial (also Sorrels; prisoners cases) - Mr 18 92, 5B
Inmates at two prisons (Bladen and Richmond Correctional Centers) undergo tests for TB - My 19 92, 5B
Editorial: Labor, learning in prison - Jy 9 92, 10A
Inmates disagree with the candidates - Se 27 92, 9C
Under the Dome: Inmates face end to free tobacco - Oc 29 92, 1B

Prisoners

Editorial: Prison drug aim achieved - Ja 2 83 4D
New prison drug policy preceded decree - Ja 2 83 38A
Road work crews use helmet colors to indicate inmates - Ja 9 83 27A
Group aids children of imprisoned women - Mr 28 83 1C
Nursery chores rise as more inmates give birth - Mr 28 83 12C
Big Bird brings children fun while training prisoners - Ap 4 83 1C
Early release (bill to permit early release of non-dangerous prisoners) - My 4 83 4C
Islam fosters inmates' self-esteem - My 9 83 1
Prison ministry offers hope to inmates - My 9 83 6A
3rd prison AIDS case suspected - My 30 83 1C
Autopsy report says Central inmate was AIDS victim - Jn 1 83 2C
Inmate testifies he was hosed, gassed clubbed at Central Prison - Jn 1 83 1C
Ex-guard testifies inmate threatened to kill him - Jn 3 83 7B
Inmate awarded $32,500 in beating - Jn 4 83 1C
Editorial: Time to turn off the hose - Jn 16 83 4A
Inmate at Central Prison diagnosed as AIDS victim - Jy 23 83 1C
Inmate believed to have had AIDS dies - Se 20 83 14C
Law likely to swell jail population - Se 25 83 41A
Moving inmates to psychiatric wards illegal without hearing, lawyers argue - Se 28 83 5C
Plan to put inmates at Dix moves ahead - Oc 7 83 2D
Suit challenges 'exercise cages' (for intensive-management prisoners) - No 2 83 3C
Inmates in ministry outreach team help elderly ready homes for winter - No 4 83 3D
Inmate hangs self with bath towel in Central's mental health section - No 17 83 22A
Hospital (McCain) to care for state inmates - De 3 83 2C

Prisoners

Family visits to (female) inmates in mobile home rejected - Ja 11 84 1C
the inmates who live on death row - Ja 13 84 2B
Editorial: Compassion behind bars - Ja 15 84 4D
Death row inmates' days aren't clearly numbered - Ja 16 84 6A
Sleep, exercise stifles boredom of death row - Mr 11 84 32A
N.C. inmate count drops in 4 years - Mr 19 84 12C
Jurors rule against tpe of strip search in inmate's lawsuit - Mr 23 84 18D
State won't move prisoners to Dix buildings, Hunt says - Jn 5 84 1C
Statewide legal aid network to help mothers in prison - Jy 26 84 2C - Jail suicides expected to rise with DWI arrests - Se 10 84 2C
Under the dome: 425 prisoners get in free at state fair - No 12 84 1
Programs to help female prisoners adapt to long terms - No 26 84 1C
Prisons to change security classifications - De 1 84 8B
Some inmates called likelier suicides - De 27 84 1C
Weekend prisoners failing to show - De 29 84 1

Prisoners

Jury finds warden denied inmate court access - De 10 83 6B
Convict has term cut after disarming court defendant - De 14 83 1
500 inmates freed in time for holiday - De 15 83 9B
Prisoners' play helps Central Prison inmates escape - De 19 83 1C
Prison transfer changes proposed (involuntary transfers to mental health
facilities) - De 21 83 1C

Prisoners

Ruling to allow inmate transfers (to mental health facilities) is beneficial, official says - Ja 10 87 24C
College courses free prisoners' hopes - Ja 20 87 12A
Suspended students may lose education right, court says (also work-release and drunken driver cases) - Fe 4 87 18C
Face-taping of inmates not isolated - Fe 7 87 1
Bill would limit number of inmates - Fe 18 87 1C
Prison death spurs probe of guards; Inmate suicide case may go to grand jury - Mr 17 87 1
Prison revises rules on guarding inmates at hospitals - Mr 17 87 4C
Court upholds order requiring lawyers for N.C. prisoners - Mr 22 87 39A
Legislators consider bill to change system for complaints by prisoners - Ap 26 87 38A
Female inmates outnumbered, neglected, prison officials say - Ap 28 87 18C
Officials urge changes in services for N.C. female inmates - Ap 29 87 18C
Fair inmate bill needed, lawyer says - Jn 1 87 8B
Sex offenders in N.C. jails get little help, officials say - Jn 23 87 8B
6 inmates to graduate from Shaw program - Jn 25 87 2C
In prison, retardation can put inmate at risk - Jy 12 87 7A
Correction officials follow rules when it comes to gaseous matters - Au 2 87 10A
Women in prison: Their ranks grow - Au 16 87 1D
Imprisoned with the fear of AIDS; Odom inmates seek expanded testing for virus - Au 23 87 1
Reading plan (MOTHEREAD) to aid inmates, their children - Au 26 87 2C
High court to decide whether inmate can file U.S. suit (suing doctors) - Oc 20 87 3C
Editorial: Sentenced to poor health care - Oc 22 87 22A
Communications course speaks to inmates' needs - De 7 87 6D

Prisoners

Under the Dome: Prison inmates to get 'beach trip' (to clean up storm debris) - Ap 13 89 1
AIDS-test bills target inmates and prostitutes - Ap 16 89 27A
Inmate's (Beeson's) suit for smoke-free cell will go to trial - Ap 27 89 4C
Prisoner aid group begins fund-raiser - My 4 89 1T
State investigating death of inmate (Watson) in Salisbury - My 17 89 3C
Panel backs testing inmates for AIDS for six months - My 26 89 17A
More babies being born behind bars - Jy 3 89 2C
Goldsboro prisoner (Taylor) dies of heart attack - Au 12 89 2C
Inmates' (SLAWSON and SETZER's) plot to kill bailiff uncovered - Au 12 89 2C
Inmate (Brown), 17, files suit after slipping on grits - Au 29 89 2C
Alabama inmates subject to (drug) tests - Oc 8 89 41A
Random drug-testing plan to begin for N.C. inmates - Oc 8 89 31A
State prison system preparing to test inmates for AIDS virus - No 2 89 14C
Under the Dome: Prison-suit lawyers now fight for fees No 7 89 1
Inmates on the move pause, get some lunch at unique bus depot No 10 89 6B
Wake prisoner (Atkinson) charged after cocaine found No 11 89 1C
Inmate calls on voices to help cut his phone bill No 23 89 4C
Drug ingestion suspected in death (Keith) - De 7 89 2B
Inmates can phone families more easily - De 7 89 16F
Why people are in jail (Chart) - De 17 89 1J
Martin releases 3 inmates for holiday (Galbreath; Robinson; Taborn) - De 23 89 3B
Prison suit is delayed; Inmate representation called 'not workable' - De 27 89 1B

Prisoners

Challenging agenda: Tight money and expensive demands face the 1989 General Assembly - Ja 8 89 1D
Under the Dome: Prison panel (Special Committee on Prisons) on track - Mr 29 89 4A
Inmate's (Rice's) claim needs review, judges conclude - Ap 6 89 2C
Bill would allow some sacramental wine in jail - Ap 22 89 14A
Prisons illustrate good, bad of system - My 4 89 1C
Martin dedicates new prison (Craggy Correctional Center) - My 5 89 11A
Tar Heel editors speak: A clean break from the laundry truck - My 21 89 7D
State prisons hit limit on 'safekeepers' - My 27 89 1C
Prisons lift freeze on taking 'safekeepers' - Jn 1 89 3C
Behind prison walls, a fighter pilot's kindred spirit soars - Au 10 89 1C
Prisons temporarily stop accepting 'safekeepers' - Au 25 89 6D
Nation's prison population soars; N.C. records 6th lowest increase - Se 11 89 2C

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