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.
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
According to police, about a dozen youth inmates and a similar number of staff were involved
Officials say they’ve made improvements to the facility after the deadly riot that killed seven inmates in 2018
Six of the injured inmates were taken to an area hospital for treatment
Prosecutors dismissed all but three remaining cases against inmate defendants charged in the deadly riot
Six staff members and three inmates sustained non-life threatening injuries
The aftermath involving 39 inmates caused an estimated $15,000-$20,000 in damage
The trial for four inmates charged with a CO’s murder in a 2017 prison riot ended with no convictions on Monday
The department says multiple fights and attacks broke out at the same time
The four defendants on trial are charged with first-degree murder, assault, kidnapping and conspiracy in the 2017 riot that killed a CO
The inmate is accused of using hammers and scissors from a prison workshop to kill four employees; eight other prison employees were injured
The new department secretary said questionable transfers of inmates and crowded living conditions has fueled recent riots
The second series of trials for inmates charged in the deadly Delaware prison riot began Monday
An estimated 30 to 40 inmates jumped the deputies during a routine clothing exchange Thursday morning
The inmates refused to go into their cells after the slashing of a high-profile inmate last week
No COs were injured during the riot
Nine COs and employees were injured in the riot, three of whom were hospitalized
Kelly Gibbs was among 16 inmates who were charged with murder, assault and other crimes after the riot, during which CO Steven Floyd was killed
Three inmates were arrested on multiple charges
The inmate was charged with first-degree murder and assault of CO Steven Floyd
It is the first verdicts in a case that will involve 17 inmates over the next several months
All three defendants were charged with first-degree murder, assault, kidnapping, riot and conspiracy following the riot at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center
“Until we’re able to hire and retain COs, we’re going to continue to have issues when it comes to safety and security,” a CO union official said
No COs were injured in the brawls
The lawsuit alleges that state officials have known of, but largely ignored, abusive conditions at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center for years
Judge William Carpenter Jr. told jurors that Roman Shankaras will be tried later with another group of inmates
A judge has temporarily halted the trial of four inmates after a riot that left a CO dead
Inmates at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, Delaware’s maximum-security prison, rioted Feb. 1 last year, killing prison guard Steven Floyd and taking three other staffers hostage
Six boys used furniture to barricade themselves into a room, tore some of the classroom apart to make weapons and threatened violence
The four defendants are among 18 inmates charged in the riot in which one CO was and three other staffers were held hostage
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