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.
COs have expressed concern that the food served in the Cuyahoga County jail is so poor that it could spark riot
SWAT officers, using “less-than-lethal” ammunition, were able to free the 73-year-old guard two hours after he was taken hostage
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
TVs, seats, tables, windows and doors inside the F-Pod housing units were damaged during the two-hour brawl
The mother of Sgt. Meggan Callahan is denouncing the state for failing to take steps that might have prevented the deaths of four more prison employees months later
Administrators of Pasquotank Correctional Institution were put on leave after a report on the deadly escape attempt
The Delaware prison remains understaffed and managed by overworked COs overseeing hundreds of inmates
An inmate charged in the murder of CO Steven Floyd is reportedly responsible for a recent attack on officers in another prison
The riot caused an estimated $200,000 in damages and boosted calls for reform to the facility
Karmin Bryant retired last week in the wake of a riot inside the jail that caused an estimated $200,000 in damage
Forty-three inmates took part in a brief riot, which is thought to be “gang related,” officials said
Officials said the inmates used chairs to smash security glass, damaged cell doors, sprinklers and other objects
Officials cautioned that, while progress is being made, institutional and cultural change within the DOC is a complex, long-term process
State officials are hiring independent experts to review inmate access to health care and the prisoner grievance system in wake of the deadly Delaware riot
Under the settlement, 11 plaintiffs, including six DOC employees and relatives of slain CO Steven Floyd, will share $7.55 million
It was a tumultuous year in corrections as prison riots threatened facility security, and correctional officers were seriously assaulted and murdered
Anthony Gangi looks back on a difficult year for the corrections profession and looks ahead to 2018
Anthony Gangi sits down with retired major and college professor Luis Soto and discusses frontline and management perspectives after a major incident
The 11-day siege left one guard and nine inmates dead
Anthony Gangi and Gary York discuss the Rikers Island incident and the complications that a facility’s policy may cause when it comes to aiding a colleague under attack
In this episode of Tier Talk, Anthony Gangi breaks down the perspective of frontline staff and management in the wake of a major incident
Prosecutors are holding out the possibility of seeking the death penalty against the inmates even though the state doesn’t allow capital punishment.
The six inmates, who are among 18 prisoners indicted in the February riot, demanded a jury trial
The inmates will be arraigned for their alleged role in a deadly riot that killed a CO
Prison staff and state lawmakers say problems are worsening at Wisconsin’s Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School for boys and girls
The incident is among a stream of violent clashes at the prison since a court order requiring a reduction in the use of pepper spray and solitary confinement
Violence by inmates at Wisconsin’s juvenile prison sent five staff members to the hospital Sunday night in apparently coordinated attacks
Justin James Smith, 35, was killed during an attempted prisoner escape at the Pasquotank County Correctional Institution
Sixteen are charged with first-degree murder in the death of CO Lt. Steven Floyd
The DOC charged 16 of the inmates with first-degree murder, assault and kidnapping
Once every eight hours, on average, a North Carolina prison officer was assaulted last year
Inmates in one section of the prison allegedly started a fire and went to the roof of the facility in an attempt to escape
Prisoners set fires, smashed windows and shattered fixtures at Kinross Correctional Facility on Sept. 10, 2016
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