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Troubled inmates’ care to improve

By Milton J. Valencia

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 19, 2012

A federal court judge has approved a landmark settlement between the state Department of Correction and prisoner advocate groups, ending a longstanding clash over the treatment of mentally ill inmates who are sent to segregation units for disciplinary reasons. Both sides had requested the judge’s approval, and US District Court Chief Judge Mark L. Wolf said the agreed upon terms reflect the “best correctional practices in working with seriously mentally ill prisoners.’’

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