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Gov. Strickland Restricts Use Of Inmate Control Technique

In the past, when prison inmates, people in mental hospitals, or people in drug treatment programs have gotten violent and out of control, they've been subdued on the floor in a face-down position. No more...or at least not for long, says Governor Ted Strickland. He's just issued an executive order on the topic. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.