European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 19, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 5restricts grounds for inmate suits by the new York times Washington a the supreme court has ruled that hardships of life in prison a such As overcrowding and poor sanitation a do not violate the Constitution unless prisoners can show that the prison administration has acted with a deliberate  monday s s-to-4 decision in a Case from Ohio is Likely to make it More difficult for prisoners to prevail in lawsuits contending that inadequate prison conditions violate the eighth amendment s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Just How Dif f cult will  How the lower courts interpret the requirement of proving a deliberate indifference Quot a phrase that Justice Antonin Scalia s majority opinion left largely undefined. The decision monday appears to represent a shift away from focusing on prison conditions themselves toward focusing on prison officials state of mind. Scala said that a violation of the eighth amendment requires proof of intent on the part of prison officials. He said that because the eighth amendment applies Only to punishment prison conditions cannot violate the amendment unless the conditions Are viewed As punishment. His opinion was joined by chief Justice William 11. Rehnquist. And by justices Sandra Day o Connor Anthony m. Ken Ned and David 11. Souter. Justice Bvron r. White filed a dissent it. Ing opinion that was joined by justices Thurgood Marshall Harry a. Blackmun and John Paul Stevens. White warned that prison officials might be Able to prevail in a lawsuit a simply by showing that the conditions Are caused by insufficient funding Quot by Legislatures rather than by prison officials indifference. The. Case Wilson is. Seiter. No. 89-737 1, was an Appeal by a Jiri Soner at the Hocking correctional facility a state prison in Nelsonville Ohio from a ruling by the Ith . Circuit court of appeals in Cincinnati. The prisoner. Pearly i. Wilson sued prison officials in 1986 after  his letters of complaint Quot about  heating and Cooling filthy conditions and the failure to segregate physically and mentally ill inmates from the general population. 1 he Federal District court in Ohio and the 6th circuit dismissed his ease. Yeltsin expected to leave image As Bumble behind on . Visit russian president Boris a Yeltsin a tile by Julia Malone Cox news service Washington a  two years ago Boris a Yeltsin was the Rodney Dangerfield of International politics. Me was accorded Little respect during a visit to the United states that spawned stories of his playful antics shopping sprees and late night partying. / Yeltsin s latest visit is a four Day trip that was to Start i tuesday and was to include a Whitehouse meeting with president Bush. It Marks a triumphant shift for the soviet unions most controversial Reform Leader and the newly elected president of the  Republic. During the 1989 visit Yeltsin was a not very Well organized Quot said sen. Bill Bradley . Yeltsin was two hours late to a meeting with a dozen senators recalled Bradley and All but a handful had departed before he arrived. Then his aide informed those lawmakers that the russian had to Rush to an overdue appointment with the Secretary Otstote. Yeltsin seemingly unconcerned about inconveniencing the top . Foreign affairs official brushed aside his aides remarks. A a who wants to Sec some  is not elected Quot he proclaimed. A fall these senators Are  the russian returned to the . Capital this week As the first major Leader Ever to win multiparty elections in the soviet Union. His trip comes in response to the bipartisan urging of Congress and at the invitation of Bush who was scheduled to meet with Yeltsin on thursday. Yeltsin will almost certainly exploit his new stature As he tries  out Independence for his Republic which contains More than half of the soviet Union s population and three fourths of its territory.�?T. The visit will almost certainly be used to Chalk up Points Over the soviet Central government and Yeltsin a chief rival president Mikhail s. Gorbachev. A Given Yeltsin a immense popularity  stands apart As a very very important event a said Viktor Yugin a spokesman for the russian republics Leader. Yeltsin comes to the United states seeking cooperation a a not with his hand extended As some.of-our1 leaders do in their foreign visits Quot Yugin said. The remark was a slap at a Gorbachev a increasing appeals for Western economic Aid. Yugin charged that when the Central soviet government wins food credits and other Aid from foreign governments Quot those Loans do not reach the  is not expected to sign agreements with the United states but he Quay take Home a less tangible prize a a he a going to get increasing legitimacy on the International stage Quot said Gabriel Schoenfeld of the Center for strategic Anil International studies. A the was treated like a Buffoon last time he was Here a Schoenfeld added. A now lies la be treated with  he added that Yeltsin has noticeably changed his Public image taking up Tennis and other sports and apparently curbing his use of alcohol. In addition to his White House Visby Yeltsin is scheduled to meet with members of Congress. T in the stars and stripes 10 years ago june 19,1981 a the United states and Iraq agreed on a Compromise Security Council Resolution to condemn but not punish Israel for its raid on an iraqi nuclear reactor. A Call for mandatory sanctions against Israel was eliminated from the text at the request of the United states. 20 years ago june19, 1971 a the Justice department asked the . District court in Washington d.c., to Stop the Washington Post from printing classified information on the nations involvement in the Vietnam War. 30 years ago june 19, 1961 a the Strasbourg Paris express leapt the rails with a shattering Roar at Vitry be Francois France killing at least 23 passengers and injuring 150 others. 40 years ago june 19, 1951 a the army announced plans to release within the next six months nearly All the 100,000 inactive and Volunteer enlisted reservists involuntarily called to Active duty. Survey of 3, Washington a White Fri agents Yho say the Bureau is giving unfair Job preferences to women and minorities Arentt the Only Fri employees complaining about hiring and promotion policies. A a. A a a a. A an Fri Survey of 3,000 Agency employees suggests that the complaints of White agents were a a spawned by dissatisfaction with personnel practices from a wide Cross Section of the bureaus rank and file. Those complaints have prompted a Justice department review of the hiring practices at the Fri which allows women and minorities to pass the Entrance test for new score. The Survey of agents professional staff and support personnel found that 69 percent Felt the bureaus career boards did not promote the Best candidates. Sixty eight percent of White employees and 70 percent of Blacks Felt the Best candidates weren to promoted. The Survey was undertaken by Fri director William s. Sessions As part of his efforts to Deal with longstanding charges sessions agents at a lower of racism against the Fri which has settled several discrimination lawsuits by Black and hispanic employees . Years.  is also poised to announce disciplinary measures to be taken against 11 agents involved in harassment of Donald Rochon a Black former agent who last year settled his lawsuit. The Deal under which Rochon will be paid his full salary and pension could end up costing the Bureau More than $1 million. One agent Richard Ganslein recently was Given a three week suspension Lor initially denying that he had been involved with fellow White agents in harassing Rochon in the Chicago Field office according to a Law enforcement source. An internal investigation found that Fri supervisors and managers failed to promptly respond to the Black agents complaints and May have been guilty of retaliating against Rochon. Sessions also has taken Steps tit increase recruitment of Blacks women and hispanics and has ordered that special agents in charge of the of big a Field offices nationwide be judged on How hard they work to further the affirmative action program. White men make up nearly 90 percent of the bureaus 10,000 agents despite recent efforts to recruit More women and minorities. The ranks of agents include More than 1,000 women 480 Blacks and 36 1 Llis pan is. A a sessions has placed minorities on career boards that select agents for promotion and ordered that records be kept of All the panels discussions. Special agents must justify in writing their recommendations to the promotion Board which have previously been criticized for furthering the a old boy  the Justice department review of the of big a hiring practices was begun in the last two weeks in response to complaints by the Fri agents association that the Bureau is giving women and minorities unfair preferences. A speech by president Bush last month to new agents graduating from the of big a training Academy emboldened White agents to speak up. Bush used the occasion to criticize the civil rights Bill being pushed by democrats that he said would Lead to a hiring quotas and unfair Job  a june 6 newsletter by the local representative of the Fri agents association said a president Bush and the administration May be the most important opponents of the bureaus hiring system preferences and  a a rep. Don Edwards ?Talif., said the protest by White agents was encouraged by Bush