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| Fracas in Arizona Prison Leads to Lockdown for Vermont Inmates |
| By sevendaysvt.com- Mark Davis |
| Published: 10/02/2014 |
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Thirteen Vermont inmates have been in solitary confinement for a month in an Arizona prison after guards used a "chemical agent" to quell their 30-minute rampage, Vermont Department of Corrections officials confirmed to Seven Days last week. The group refused to enter their cells when ordered and began smashing televisions, microwaves and other equipment, according to officials. They were frustrated by restrictive rules on their movements inside Arizona's Florence Correctional Center, the DOC said. They were also reportedly upset about being sent out of Vermont, beyond the reach of family and friends. Vermont currently outsources 482 inmates to the Corrections Corporation of America because there aren't enough prison beds to house them in state. Though no one was seriously injured in the August 22 incident, it could renew long-standing concerns about Vermont relying on CCA — a company that has been subject to lawsuits alleging poor supervision and inmate care — and sending inmates thousands of miles from the people who would conceivably support them when they are released back into the general population. Read More. |
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