10 hostages were killed in law enforcement's attempt to regain control of the facility
Sheriff Leon Lott said a special team "used a show of force" to ultimately end the riot
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"My officers fear for their safety," said union rep. Jeff Haantz
The inmates damaged plumbing in the pod, but no one was injured in the disturbance
It's at least the sixth security breach in the past eight months at the facility
At least five COs were sent to the hospital after the 2019 incident
The inmate attacked the detention officer after two rounds of tasing were ineffective
The 2018 riot raged for more than seven hours at Lee Correctional Institution, leaving 7 inmates dead and more than a dozen injured
The settlement request comes more than three years after the deadliest prison riot in the U.S. in 25 years
Preliminary reports show inmates broke plexiglass windows and started a small fire
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office had to be called in to regain control of the facility Monday night
Sources said they saw the powder keg taking shape after a microwave was removed from the unit
A source inside the sheriff's Jail Management Division said the inmates took control by forcing out the CO stationed there
Two of the inmates used fire extinguishers to try to gain access to the facility's central control on Friday night
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