The Michigan Daily-Saturday, May 22, 1982-Page 9 British forees establish beachhead on Faildands (Continued from Page 1) British to withdraw aircraft from the alliance and use the equipment in the Falkland Islands. BUT administration spokesperson Larry Speakes denied that the United States would become involved in the conflict. "Let me emphasize there will be no involvement whatsoever of U.S. military personnel in the conflict in the South Atlantic," he said. But reciting a lengthy statement that refrained from any criticism of the British in the wake of escalating fighting, he said, "We will meet our commitmenta to Great Britain." Speakes said President Reagan was briefed on the fighting before chairing a meeting of the National Security Coun- cil. Argentine Jets South Atlaotec Attack British A.q('tic oC ..t7 Ships WEST EAST FALKLAND FALKLAND Warships Bombard ~~O ' j~Stanley Stanley 6 Fox\Bay British Jets Attack "' t .~...Fox Bay Arp THIS MAP SHOWS the approximate locations of British attacks on the Falklands Friday, according to early reports from England and Argentina. The Defense Ministry in London said British warships bombarded Stanley and other areas of East Falkland. It said British jet fighters attacked Fox Bay, the main base on West Falkland. The Argentine joint chiefs said three British ships were sighted in Fox Bay, and another ship was seen north of the Falkland Sound. Argentina also said its jets were pounding British ships in the Fox Bay. Michigan prisons tense, a year after riots (Continued from Page 5) complaining their lives were en- dangered by inmates with weapons. At some point that day, the guards apparently threatened to lock inmates up and do their own search for weapons, according to task force repor- ts. Inmates seized control as guards tried to place them in cells. Just as the Jackson riot was ending, leaving in- juries and charred buildings in its wake, the Michigan Reformatory at Ionia erupted with a far more serious riot. THE TUESDAY following the holiday, a more severe riot began at Jackson. Resulting fires left 1,000 of 5,600 prisoners temporarily without housing. The chain-reaction effect occurred again when inmates at Marquette Branch Prison decided the time was right for a long-planned takeover at- tempt. In all, the four riots cost more than $9 million and injured 45 prisoners and 69 staff members-the worst prison uprisings since 1952 for the state. It took months to restore many of the activities and inmate privileges. SOME STILL HAVE not been restored. Since the erection of the Jackson fence, most of that prison's inmates are limited to two hours of "yard time" each day, a fraction of the outdoor time they previously enjoyed. Conversely, participation in educational and other programs is up, mostly because prisoners who have no scheduled activities must spend their time in their cells. Overall, tensions have eased in the last 12months. "Things are really pretty good, everybody seems more comfortable," said Jackson Warden Foltz, a 24-year prison system veteran. FOLTZ WAS WARDEN at the Ionia reformatory during the riots and was moved to Jackson in April to replace Barry Mintzes who resigned to go into private practice asa psychologist. The memory of the fires, violences and destruction of the four riots may now be serving to quell trouble before it reaches a dangerous point. Foltz said he, the guards and even the inmates are now more aware of developing tensions and take steps to stop problems before they are uncon- trollable. "INMATES ARE more willing to talk when the tension levels are high," said Leonard Esquina, the legislative corrections ombudsman who recently completed a study of the prison system. "The staff feels much safer now than before. If it did nothing else, it shocked them out of complacency. "Maybe now when there are tensions, they see what tensions bring. We now have something to relate them to." THE APRIL 30 disturbance at the new Huron Valley Prison near Ypsilan- ti brought memories rushing back for all who lived through the May 1982 riots. Corrections director Johnson, with 27 years prison system experience, said he felt "my heart in my throat" when he first learned of the Ypsilanti violen- ce. The uprising was put down in only a few hours, convincing Johnson his staff has learned to deal with such problems quickly and that most inmates do not want violence in their "home." "As terrifying as it was to the officers in May 1982, it was equally terrifying or more so to the prisoners," he said. Foltz agreed. When he learned of the Huron Valley situation, he took some action to curtail activities at Jackson but stopped short of a full scale lock- down. 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