Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog

OR PHONE (866) 635-1838 for Bankruptcy Help, (866) 635-6190 for Divorce,
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense

Find a Local Lawyer

Bankruptcy (866) 635-1838
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402

Criminal Law

: The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog

NY: Prison play canceled in NY over fight with unions

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

ADVERTISEMENTS

Prison play canceled in NY over fight with unions May 17, 2009 WOODBOURNE, N.Y. - The show won't go on after all. A troupe of 18 inmates at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility were scheduled to perform an original play Wednesday. But the New York State Department of Correctional Services canceled the show because union workers threatened to picket. The unions have been angry since last November when the state announced it would close 12 prison farms as part of budget cuts. In January 2008, inmates began writing and rehearsing a play about living behind bars and keeping a family. But Kevin Walker, regional vice president for prison guards' union, says the union sees no value in theater work for inmates. He called it a "waste of manpower and funding...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on May 19, 2009 (boomark / email).

Lawsuits and Settlements

Hurricane Ike
Gulf Coast Residents Fight for Compensation

Suffocation Hazard Prompts Recall of Play Yards with Bassinets
Dorel Play Yards with Bassinets Recalled due to Suffocation Hazard

Health Coverage Canceled
Kaiser Permanente to pay $300,000 settlement in insurance lawsuit.

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Taggies Sleepn' Play
16,000 Garments Recalled

Kolcraft
Recalls 1 Million Play Yards

Related Searches