BRIEFLY HARRISON NAMED PRISON WARDEN.LANCASTER - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of Charles M. Harrison as warden at California State Prison-Los Angeles County, where he has been acting warden since 2003. Harrison began his career with the California Department of Corrections as a correctional officer at the California Institute for Men in Chino in 1982. He was promoted to lieutenant, then captain, then associate warden. He also was a chief hearing officer as well as chief deputy warden at Centinela State Prison Centinela State Prison is a men’s state prison in California, USA. It is located in Imperial County, California. [1] External links
- Daily News Did prison inmate die of overdose? LANCASTER - Coroner's officials are conducting toxicological tests to determine if a state prison inmate died from a drug overdose Drug Overdose Definition A drug overdose is the accidental or intentional use of a drug or medicine in an amount that is higher than is normally used. . Martin Christopher Plock, 34, also known as Christopher Martin and who had a history of drug use and hepatitis, was found dead in his California State Prison-Los Angeles County cell about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, officials said. Prison officials tested his cellmate cell·mate n. A person with whom one shares a cell, especially in a prison. to determine if he was under the influence of a controlled substance controlled substance n. a drug which has been declared by federal or state law to be illegal for sale or use, but may be dispensed under a physician's prescription. , but results have not yet been received. Plock's death is the fourth at the prison since September, and the second in which the possibility of drug use is being investigated. Coroner's officials are also awaiting test results on 41-year-old Dennis Parks, who was found not breathing and without a pulse Oct. 11 in his bunk. Parks had a history of intravenous drug use intravenous drug use Intravenous drug abuse The habitual IV injection of drugs of abuse Epidemiology In the US ± 2.5 million–population ± 235 million have used IVDs Infections Pyogenic–eg, endocarditis, pneumonia, sepsis Common agents and high blood pressure and investigators found unexplained punctures inside his left elbow. On Oct. 8, inmate Phillip Allen, 49, went into cardiac arrest and died at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills after he was pepper-sprayed after biting and kicking correctional officers. On Sept. 10, inmate Eddie Ralph Arriaga, 27, was beaten, stomped and strangled by his cellmate, who now is facing a murder charge. - Daily News |
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