In brief: Wesleyan says students show symptoms of OD’ing on ‘Molly’
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Wesleyan University said at least 11 students have been hospitalized with symptoms of overdoses on the drug known as “Molly.”
Dean Michael Whaley, vice president of student affairs, said in a letter to the campus that one of the students, a sophomore, was in critical condition at Middlesex Hospital on Sunday. That evening, Middlesex police said two patients at Hartford Hospital had been elevated to critical condition, and two were in serious condition.
The university said it’s aware of 11 students being treated for overdose symptoms consistent with the use of Molly, a stimulant psychoactive drug also known as methylone. No other information about their conditions was released.
Officers again control Texas prison
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas – Officers regained control of a South Texas prison where inmates had set fires and caused significant damage after taking over part of the facility, according to the private contractor operating the prison.
About 300 of the 2,800 inmates were moved Sunday from the Willacy County Correctional Center to other federal facilities, said Issa Arnita, a spokesman for Management & Training Corp., the Utah-based company that runs the prison.
The inmates took control of part of the prison Friday, complaining about the facility’s conditions and medical services, officials said.
Authorities said two corrections officers and three inmates suffered minor injuries.
Oakland workers return to docks
OAKLAND, Calif. – The seaport in Oakland, California, appears to have joined others on the West Coast in resuming normal operations.
Port spokesman Mike Zampa said that several vessels were being loaded and unloaded with apparent regularity on the Sunday night shift in Oakland.
That came after work disruptions in the San Francisco Bay Area city earlier Sunday that were quickly ruled illegal by an arbitrator. Supervisors dismissed the daytime workers.
Work at the other 28 West Coast ports was mostly back to normal after Friday’s tentative deal between maritime companies and dockworkers.