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CO Riot Caused by Officer Error
By thenewstribune.com
Published: 04/30/2010

The security breach this month at a private Colorado prison holding hundreds of Alaskans was caused by human error, according to Cornell Companies, the prison owner and operator.

A correctional officer in a central area electronically unlocked the doors to the cells of 41 inmates around 1:20 a.m. on April 14, allowing the prisoners into the pod corridors, Charles Seigel, Cornell spokesman, said Thursday.

The officer at Hudson Correctional Facility has resigned, Seigel said. The company wouldn't release the officer's name. Cornell hired experts who determined the problem was not mechanical, Seigel said.

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