Minnesota women's prison to drop 'no-touch' policy

SHAKOPEE, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota women's prison is discontinuing its policy that barred inmates from shaking hands or giving high-fives.

The Shakopee (SHAHK'-uh-pee) woman's prison has banned unsanctioned contact between inmates for the past eight years.

Critics have called the prison's "no-touch" policy cruel and unconstitutional.

Minnesota Department of ...