Riots & Crowd Control
Riots and crowd control are critical aspects of maintaining order and safety within correctional facilities. This directory provides articles and resources on strategies, training, and equipment used to manage large-scale disturbances and prevent escalation. Understanding compelling riot and crowd control measures is essential for protecting both staff and inmates during high-tension situations. For further insights, explore our section on Escapes.
During the “disturbances” at the South Dakota State Penitentiary, two COs were injured and there was significant damage to prison property, the attorney general said
An inmate headbutted a staff member, and as he was being subdued, “approximately 200 incarcerated people on the yard rushed toward the officers attacking them with fists and rocks,” CDCR said
The survey found that trust and morale remain low among correctional officers at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center
The inmate is the first of four tried on charges of killing two COs, a maintenance worker and a sewing plant manager
One of four inmates involved in the failed escape said the deadly attempt was his idea
One of four inmates involved in the attempt is on trial for first-degree murder
The inmates wound up brawling and even rioting when placed together in prison recreation yards
The inmate had his throat slit during a 2017 riot at a state prison in Clayton
Correctional officer Steven Floyd was killed and two other COs beaten in the February 2017 riot
Four inmates and two staff members were hospitalized
A riot broke out in the same yard on Wednesday afternoon
This is the second known riot at CMC in as many years
Roughly 100 prisoners were in the yard at the time of the riot
Meanwhile, conditions at MCCC continue to deteriorate
The inmates “attempted to overtake a housing area in the Manhattan Detention Center”
Responding officers used chemical agents and “non-lethal weapons” in addition to firing the nine shots
The violence started during the morning coffee break in Altamira prison
The suits, filed by the estates of two inmates, blame DOC officials for numerous problems, including chronic overcrowding and understaffing
An inmate assaulted a CO, escaped with his keys, freed other prisoners and then incited a riot in which one inmate was nearly killed and another alleged he was raped
The riot began after an inmate was jumped by three others
Correctional officers quelled the riot with non-lethal rounds and pepper spray
Jail monitor’s report Thursday blamed staff shortages for a series of assaults, escapes and riots
The decision comes less than three weeks after a former inmate who was accused of leading the riot was acquitted
About 100 minimum-security inmates selected by corrections work at the camp, where they train to help fight wildland fires
Two prosecutors have been hired to review the criminal investigation into a prison riot last April that killed seven inmates
Depending on the verdict, the inmate could soon walk out of prison or spend the rest of his life behind bars
The inmates destroyed property to protest waking up at 8 a.m. for cell inspections
An inmate involved in the riot told jurors that inmate Roman Shankaras was the “puppet master” behind the deadly attack
Investigators have found more homemade weapons at the prison more than two years after the fatal riot
The four are accused of assaulting staff while trying to escape on Jan. 28 from the youth correctional center
An AG says the inmate can be found guilty based on “accomplice liability”
