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| Alabama prison again on lockdown after another disturbance |
| By timesfreepress.com |
| Published: 08/03/2016 |
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ATMORE, Ala. — One of Alabama's toughest prisons was on lockdown Tuesday following the second incident since March in which officers had to regain control of an inmate dormitory following a disturbance. Officers were maintaining tighter-than-normal restrictions on inmate movement at Holman prison, said Bob Horton, a spokesman for the Alabama Department of Corrections. Located in southwest Alabama, the maximum-security prison houses Alabama's death chamber and is badly overcrowded. The trouble broke out in the same 150-inmate dormitory that was the scene of an inmate uprising in March, Horton said. Officers responded to a fight between inmates about 3 p.m. Monday and other inmates then "became aggressive" toward the guards, the prison system said in a statement. Officers secured the door of the housing area, and some inmates inside started a fire inside. Read More. |
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