Riots & Crowd Control
The Riots and Crowd Control topic offers comprehensive coverage of strategies, techniques, and news related to managing disturbances within correctional facilities.
Seven prisoners were killed and 22 seriously injured in the riot at the maximum-security Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville
Corrections Officer Clive Lopez Jr. testified he had to fend off inmates during the deadly riot and that he didn’t feel safe initiating a lockdown
The riot at Lee Correctional Institution left seven dead and more than a dozen injured; it was the deadliest prison riot in the U.S. in the last 25 years
The inmates damaged plumbing in the pod, but no one was injured in the disturbance
It’s at least the sixth security breach in the past eight months at the facility
At least five COs were sent to the hospital after the 2019 incident
The inmate attacked the detention officer after two rounds of tasing were ineffective
The 2018 riot raged for more than seven hours at Lee Correctional Institution, leaving 7 inmates dead and more than a dozen injured
Preliminary reports show inmates broke plexiglass windows and started a small fire
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office had to be called in to regain control of the facility Monday night
Sources said they saw the powder keg taking shape after a microwave was removed from the unit
A source inside the sheriff’s Jail Management Division said the inmates took control by forcing out the CO stationed there
Two of the inmates used fire extinguishers to try to gain access to the facility’s central control on Friday night
The officer was treated and released from a hospital after sustaining injuries during the February riot
“This needs to be addressed and no one else is addressing it. These detainees are crying for your help,” an organizer said
The city started a project to replace the jail locks after the February unrest; the project requires new cell frames, doors, windows and electronic systems
Some inmates were heard yelling demands for court dates; proceedings have been delayed due to the pandemic
Officials were accused of negligence and constitutional rights violations in a 2018 riot in which seven inmates were killed and more than a dozen others injured
The violence started with a fight between two Pelican Bay State Prison inmates in a high-security yard in 2017
A longtime racial justice advocate said the creation of an oversight board is an “urgent priority”
Marion County Jail II experienced a power outage and simultaneous back-up generator failure
Officials have yet to release a cost estimate for repairing the damage, but it is “way into the thousands of dollars”
It was the third uprising at the jail since December; advocates say concerns about COVID-19 are at the heart of the anger
Advocates said the uprising was “an act of courage” that was necessitated by inmates’ basic needs not being met
Officials have been contending with a locking problem that allows inmates to free themselves from their cells by tampering with the locks
The nearly eight hours of killings and chaos at the prison in April 2018 constituted the nation’s deadliest prison riot in nearly 25 years
The victim in the reported attack suffered six stab wounds and was taken by ambulance to a hospital
The most effective way to win a battle is to avoid it by knowing what to look for ahead of time
Visits were suspended in mid-March to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in prisons
Five inmates were injured and transported to a hospital; no prison staffers were hurt
In a very short time, officials said a “routine” fight devolved into “something potentially very tense and dangerous”
Inmates broke equipment, glass and caused minor flooding after taking control of a Chippewa Correctional Facility housing unit
The Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Office said detainees “were upset about having no electricity and running water” and “damaged their dormitory in protest”
