The
state’s corrections commissioner says the inmates responsible for a prison riot
in Rutland last weekend may get more time behind bars. But
there is disagreement about the conditions that led to the violence. The state
says several ringleaders are to blame. But a lawyer whose office defends
prisoners says a new disciplinary system raised tensions at the prison.
Officials say
criminal charges will be filed against at least some of the participants in a
Saturday night disturbance at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility
in Rutland.
Here are the top stories at noon:
Rutland has adopted a new ordinance restricting where convicted
sex offenders can live after their release from prison; A big swath of forestland in northern New Hampshire has been
preserved with the help of snowmobilers, anglers, preservation groups
and an anonymous donor…