Rioting inmates set central Ky. prison ablaze

by 158 | August 22, 2009 at 09:42 am

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Eight inmates were treated for minor injuries, and eight staff were also injured in the melee, although none of the employees were admitted to the hospital, said Cheryl Million, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Department of Corrections.Officers in riot gear rushed the prisoners with tear gas about 9 p.m. Friday, and all the inmates were subdued in less than two hours, authorities said.

Riots and fights in prison are not unusual. It often starts when one gang member attachs a man
from another gang and all of the gang members from both sides join in. In this instance the riot appears to have been stopped by the authorities before it got worse.

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