1.   Medical staff at the hospital had stopped trying to feed him, said a corrections spokeswoman, Camilla Strongin.

2.   Ms. Mulcahy, the corrections spokeswoman, said they had no indication of recent drug use.

3.   State corrections department spokeswoman Jeanie Esajian said Monday that she could not comment on the lawsuit because the department had not been served with it.

4.   Peterson was released early from his sentence because of time served before his guilty plea and good behavior, state corrections spokeswoman Elizabeth Welch said.

5.   Peterson was released early from his two-year sentence because of time served before his guilty plea and good behavior, state corrections spokeswoman Elizabeth Welch said.

6.   Peterson was released early because of time served before his guilty plea and good behavior, state corrections spokeswoman Elizabeth Welch said.

7.   Correction department spokeswoman Christina Polce said state officials will review the proposals in the coming weeks and work individually with the towns to explore the feasibility of each plan.

8.   Corrections spokeswoman Debbie Buchanan said she could not comment on the lawsuit but that department officials were obeying the law.

9.   The inmates will face disciplinary actions at a later date, corrections spokeswoman Brenda Reed said.