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1 Inmate Dead in Texas Prison Riot
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by PEP | March 28, 2008 at 12:17 pm
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This is the second federal prison riot in Texas recently.
One inmate was killed and 15 others were hospitalized after a riot at a federal prison in South Texas early Friday.
How the inmate died is still being investigated, said Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Deborah Denham. She did not believe that guards used any potentially lethal force to break up the fight.
No staff members were injured. Seven inmates were treated at the prison for minor injuries.
A pair of fights broke out in two housing units at the prison around 7 a.m., when breakfast was wrapping up and guards on the day shift were coming on duty. What sparked the fights and how many inmates were involved is still under investigation, Denham said.
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at 17:04 on March 28th, 2008
PEP, I like this story. It's good stuff. I heard about it listening to my shortwave radio. The station transmitting the news was Russia. Again, they made it appear like if it was a revolt instead of a riot.