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.
Several of the inmates wounded in the altercation at Ely State Prison were life-flighted out of the area for medical treatment
A St. Louis City Jail CO sent out a distress call about a disturbance in one of the jail pods which eventually escalated into a stabbing
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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
Surveillance video showed one inmate hurrying from upstairs to join in the fight
Officers fired two blunt impact projectiles to break up fight before resorting to use of rifle
In the first seven months of 2018, the state reported 245 assaults on correctional staff
Officials say 14 inmates, who were all involved in the deadly riot at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center that killed a CO, refused meals at breakfast
A sheriff estimates that more than $10,000 in damage was done to cameras, sprinkler heads, ceiling tiles and cell doors
Steven Floyd’s family received a jersey with his name on it and a football featuring the message, “In loving memory of Sgt. Steven Floyd, forever an Eagle”
Officers were hit with tray cart handles, punched and one even found himself held in a bear hug inside a cell
Officials released a final report updating progress in responding to 41 recommendations contained in a review after a deadly prison riot
The building has been vacant since last year, when inmates rioted, taking staffers hostage and killing CO Steven Floyd
A spokeswoman said juveniles took keys from a staff member, pulled televisions off walls and refused commands
A disturbance at the jail last month that a spokesman downplayed as one person acting up was in fact a protest by dozens of prisoners
More than 100 inmates were involved in the riot at the Sierra Conservation Center, officials said
The lawsuit said the inmate was attacked while hiding in his cell from known gang members during the April riot
A corrections officer union said staffing is so bad that some facilities are using non-correctional staff to work as COs
No one was injured during the incident
Anthony Gangi discusses the latest riot at a correctional facility in Missouri and the broader pattern of officer safety issues in facilities across the nation
Officials approved to open a privately run immigration lockup on the site of a prison that was destroyed during a riot
Dozens of staff positions sit unfilled at the prison, where inmates set fires and smashed windows in an uprising
A prison official said about 100 inmates were involved in the uprising
