Inmate Sitdown Strike at Marion Correctional Institute
Nearly all of the 1389 inmates at Marion Correctional Institute continued a sit down strike after talks with state corrections officials broke off. No further talks were scheduled. Prisoners demanded assurances of no reprisals. A list of 19 grievances was presented Sunday night, with eight new items added Tuesday.
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Marion, Ohio
Marion Correctional Institute
Corrections Department
George Lehner
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Lehner
Ballot asks whether officials should push federal environmental changes
Voters in the region face a ballot question on whether county and municipal leaders should attempt to alter federal environmental laws to preserve steel industry jobs. A steel industry source warns the outcome could reshape investment in the area amid mills and mines.
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Australians Tackle Alcohol Tobacco And Drugs Policy
Australian Senate committee cites a long national habit with alcohol cigarettes and painkillers and proposes strict ad rules for cigarettes and alcohol and tighter analgesic controls while easing marijuana laws. The panel estimates 250000 alcoholics in Australia from a 14 million population versus about 10 million in the United States 222 million.
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Senate
Peter Baume
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Baume
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