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| Prisoners set buildings on fire; situation under control |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 09/15/2004 |
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Inmates at a privately run Lee County (Ky.) prison set three buildings on fire Tuesday night, but no injuries were reported and the facility was reported secure Wednesday morning, corrections officials said. Lisa Lamb, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Department of Corrections, said the fires started just after 7 p.m. EDT outside two dormitories and an administration building at the Lee Adjustment Center. The two dorm fires were extinguished, but the fire at the administration building continued to smolder late Tuesday night, Lamb said. State police Capt. Brad Bates said he spoke with troopers at the scene at 10:53 p.m. and they told him the prison's perimeter was secure and the situation was under control. Bates did not know how the inmates started the fires. All state troopers were withdrawn from the scene early Wednesday, a spokesman for the Richmond State Police post said. Inmates housed in one of the burned dorms were evacuated with no injuries, Lamb said. Officials were unsure why the inmates started the fire and how many were involved, Lamb said. Both Bates and Lamb said no inmates escaped during the disturbance. Corrections Corporation of America, based in Nashville, Tenn., runs the medium-security prison, which holds about 800 men. Lamb said 400 of the inmates are from Kentucky and 400 are from Vermont being held at the facility on a contract between that state and CCA. CCA runs two other prisons in Kentucky - Otter Creek Correctional Complex and Marion Adjustment Center. |
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