RISONS
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mE CONSENT DECREE re­
quired Michigan to "design and im­
plement a professionally-ba ed
cl ification plan by June 30, 1988"
since the Court considered it integral
_ to the correction of the alleged Con­
titutional infringements.
c However, no sooner had
Michigan proposed a plan, than it
"" opposed.
, Objections included concerns
,that a "significant number of
"dangerous pri oners were being con­
fined with less dangerous inmates,"
. � entry level creening evaluations
• �d classification assignments failed
- 0 accurately reflect prisoner
�ty risk tendencies.
'it.". ,
'ectcd higan' cl
-tlan. observing there an "exoes­
• ive disparity between the desig-
• Dated , classification" I!ld the actual
'-Placement "This renders the clas-
sification almost meaningless," the
.Court concluded. .
.; Appealing the modification of the
�nscnt decree to the Sixth Circuit,
Michigan charged that the Enslen
:Court ordered relief exceeding the
-parameters of the consent decree
&fNitbout finding further Constitution-
41 violations; ordered implementa­
J"tion of overly intrusive remedies;
�anded the scope of the consent
� to embrace the entire COlTCC-
Jional system of the State of
:,Michigan and expanded the consent
ecree to include ociological
:programming characterized as "pro­
:gram needs" which did not rise to the
.!level of Eighth Amendment infringe­
e:.ments and which were intentionally
"'excluded from the consent decree.
WHILE REVERSING Enslen
r the Sixth Circuit said Michigan's im­
�lementation of its proposed clas­
sification plan "leaves much to be
:desired." It also voiced concerns
�about the classification plan's exces­
lve percentage of "overrides" of
.:>!Jesignated classifications.
"The common thread of inquiry
- confronting this appellate review is
'Whether the District Court has over­
"zealously breached precepts of
federalism and comity," the Sixth
· Circuit ummarized,"by fashioning
, : and imposing overt y intrusive prison
8dnunistrative procedures, more ap­
t propnately left to the better under­
· tanding, grasp, and expertise of
� prison administrators and which are
· �thin the peculiar province of state
-executive and. legislative
sovereignty. "
. Michigan Committed itself to a
multi-million dollar program to
truCture, realign and upgrade the
J»hY ical condi ti?DS �f pri o.ner
. detention at the pnsons m question,
the Sixth circuit noted ..
-Michigan has demostrated a
good faith effort to accomplish
prison reforms of magnitude at the •
institutions named in the complaint, "
the Court said, "therefore, the Trail
court shouid not, directly or indirect­
ly impose overly .. intrusive remedies
upon the tate, but should exercise
restraint and reason in performing its
oveJSight responsibility."
The Sixth Circuit ordered
WESTERN MICHIGAN
MiChigan's consolidated appeal
remanded back to Enslen' court for
further proceedings "not inconsis­
tent wi th this decisioJ). "
La e La 9th grader t
M e on Hts. Hi h School nd
J c quelyn Smith, 8th gr der t
M e on H . Middle School t­
tended K.C.P. ( rtin Luth r King,
Cesar Chavez, nd Ro Par ) pro­
gram t We m Michig n Univer-
ity thi ummer.
They had Afrl n, Hi panic and
Native American Culture cl ses.
They I t nded other cl . The
tuden tayed in the donn while
they were there.
Lake ha i the daughter of Mrs.
Pamela Lakes and Jacquelyn is the
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Char­
ley Smith Sr.
i
C nd ce Wheeler, a kinder­
gartner at Kings Elem ntary S ho 1
received honors t t end of ch J
year. She received an award for Mo t
Improved Reader, a Certificat of
Achievement in Math and Reading
and a certificate and a trophy for
being an honor tudent.
Cand ce will be going into th
first grad in September. She i tll
daughter of Brian and Cynthia
Wheller.
Congratulation Candace and
keep the good work up.
Rachel McAfee, a senior at Mus­
The Urban League of Greater kegon High School will be among.
I1-YO
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op
tudent have
demon tr ted c demic achieve­
ment I dership and citize hip.
Rachel i th daughter 0
Bobbie McAfee. Congratulations.
Muskegon Community College
i giving performance-based
cholarship to everal fre hmen
who will b attending MUSkegon
Community College this fall.
Among them i Denice Jone ,
daughter of Booker and Willie Mae
Jon . Congratulations.
Every Woman's Place, Inc. h
opening available for displaced
homemakers interested in employ­
ment and/or training leading to
economic independence; for women
who have been recently widowed,
separated, or divorced and now are
seeking employment. Every
Women's Place has free career test-
ing, counseling and job placement
services. Call now for the next pro­
gram which tarts July 24,1991.
For more information and to en­
roll, call Addie at 726-4493, exten­
sion 208. '
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