Riots and Crowd Control

Inmate at Ga. jail charged with riot after assaulting CO

The inmate attacked the detention officer after two rounds of tasing were ineffective

South Carolina gives initial OK to $6M prison riot deal

The 2018 riot raged for more than seven hours at Lee Correctional Institution, leaving 7 inmates dead and more than a dozen injured

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SC prison system seeks approval of $6M settlement over Lee Correctional riot

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The settlement request comes more than three years after the deadliest prison riot in the U.S. in 25 years

Hawaii jail investigating Friday night inmate riot

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Preliminary reports show inmates broke plexiglass windows and started a small fire

14 La. juveniles charged with escape after refusing to return to dorms, injuring employee

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The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office had to be called in to regain control of the facility Monday night

The microwave boiled over: What led to inmate revolt at NY prison

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Sources said they saw the powder keg taking shape after a microwave was removed from the unit

NY inmates revolt, take over housing unit for 4 hours

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A source inside the sheriff's Jail Management Division said the inmates took control by forcing out the CO stationed there

Ohio juvenile inmates may be charged as adults after rioting

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Two of the inmates used fire extinguishers to try to gain access to the facility's central control on Friday night

2 inmates charged with attacking St. Louis CO during riot

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The officer was treated and released from a hospital after sustaining injuries during the February riot

Protesters decry conditions at St. Louis jail, call for court hearings

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"This needs to be addressed and no one else is addressing it. These detainees are crying for your help," an organizer said

Officials: Faulty locks still a problem at time of St. Louis jail riot

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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

Inmates break windows, set fires inside St. Louis jail again

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Some inmates were heard yelling demands for court dates; proceedings have been delayed due to the pandemic

Lawsuits: SC prison officials ignored risks ahead of prison riot

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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