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| Nebraska Prison Revolts Leaves 2 Dead, 4 Injured |
| By myfox28columbus.com |
| Published: 05/12/2015 |
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TECUMSEH, Neb. (AP) -- A weekend revolt at a Nebraska maximum security prison that saw inmates temporarily take control of half the housing units left two prisoners dead, authorities said on Monday, probably killed by other inmates during the chaos. Four other prisoners were injured and two staff assaulted at Tecumseh State Correctional Institution about 60 miles southwest of Lincoln, which houses serious offenders including Nebraska's 11 Death Row inmates. Corrections Director Scott Frakes said the disturbance began at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday when about 40 inmates gathered in front of a housing unit. The two prison staffers were attacked when they tried to break up the gathering. "As the group of inmates became more volatile, staff members were unable to control them," Frakes said at a press conference Monday morning. Frakes described a harrowing, 11-hour ordeal, during which 100 to 200 of the roughly 1,000 inmates at the prison participated in the revolt. They took control of two of the four housing units, broke windows, tore down a wall dividing the housing units and removed security cameras, he said. Some prison staff barricaded themselves in offices. Smoke rose from the two housing units on Sunday, and driveways to the prison were blocked. Read More. |
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