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.
Just 15 to 20 COs were on duty for around 500 inmates at Riverview Correctional Facility when unrest broke out, forcing the COs to retreat and CERT to intervene
The disturbance at Collins Correctional Facility led to a lockdown as officials and union leaders warn of rising violence and understaffing
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office says overcrowding prevented a full lockdown after around 20 inmates attempted to incite a riot
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”
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
