Death by inmate--multiple murder in a maximum security prison

The authors report the killing of two inmates by a third inmate in a maximum security prison in the State of Wisconsin. All three had been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, and one as a notorious serial killer. They touch on the variables of jail/prison overcrowding, the psycho-social traits and psychopathology of inmates, and their ethnicity as potential factors in violent crimes. They conclude that the selection of inmate housing should take into consideration the past history, the personality and the possible psychopathology of the inmate.