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| Prisoners Riot, Smash Equipment in French Jail |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 03/03/2003 |
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Rioting prisoners took control of part of a jail in eastern France last week, smashing equipment and prompting police to seal off the prison, the Justice Ministry said. The ministry gave no information about any injuries in the riot involving about 50 prisoners at the Clairvaux jail in the Aube region. It said 46 prisoners were isolated in block A of the jail and 'were moving about freely inside.' None of the prison's 156 inmates, all of whom are serving lengthy sentences, escaped, the ministry said. It said the riot erupted when prisoners, apparently protesting disciplinary measures imposed on a detainee, refused to return to their cells. The rioters 'smashed everything up,' including security doors, surveillance cameras, electrical equipment and locks on cell doors, said Vincent Langlois, an officer and union representative at the prison. He said prison officers had been evacuated. |
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