SUMMARY: This issue includes an editorial on the sports program, a statement from Claire Culhane, another letter from Claire Culhane on the death penalty, information on using the prison’s law library, an article on gambling, an incident involving a prisoner and a guard, and the availability of adequate medical care. Also included are reprinted articles on the warden’s court, alternatives to prison, the specific needs of those serving life sentences, another on prison violence, and a potential prison guard strike.

KEYWORDS: International Conference on Prison Abolition, overcrowding, Prisoners’ Rights Group

Coded by Bethany Sanjenko