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Hisler
May 23, 2012, 1:01:08 AM5/23/12
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Illegal alien uprising in Mississippi prison shows what we are up
against in America as the White House sues states for enforcing
immigration laws.
Miss. prison riot leaves guard dead, 8 hurt
Read more here:
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/05/21/3961512/miss-prison-riot-leaves-guard.html#storylink=cpy
BRANDON -- A guard was killed and, at one point, hostages were taken
during a riot at a Mississippi prison that holds illegal immigrants,
authorities said.
The Sunday riot at the privately run Adams County Correctional Center in
southwest Mississippi began around 2:40 p.m. CDT and involved dozens of
inmates before it was brought under control that night.
Adams County Sheriff Chuck Mayfield told the Natchez Democrat that 15
employees were freed at one time during the uprising by opening a fence
and protecting the route with guns. The sheriff said in a statement
early Monday that there were at least two dozen hostages being held at
one time.
Adams County Coroner James Lee confirmed that a guard died, but said he
could not provide any other details until the correctional officer's
family was notified. In addition to the guard who was killed, five other
correctional officers and three inmates were injured.
Emilee Beach, a spokeswoman at the Adams County Correctional Center said
that after the disturbance was brought under control Sunday night,
inmates were being searched and sent back to their cells.
Beach said the prison, owned and operated by Corrections Corp. of
America, holds illegal immigrants, most for charges of re-entering the
United States after being deported.
The five injured guards were taken to a hospital and treated for
injuries that weren't considered life-threatening.
The 2,567-bed prison in Natchez houses adult male illegal immigrants for
the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
CCA spokesman Steve Owen confirmed in an email "there has been one
employee death" but he said he could not provide more details immediately.
He said in an email early Monday "it is my understanding that all staff
are accounted for." He said the company was investigating what caused
the uprising.
Adams County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Emily Ham said no inmates
had escaped the facility.
After the uprising began, CCA's Special Response Team and the
Mississippi Highway Patrol's SWAT team sought to quell activities within
the prison while state and local law-enforcement officers secured the
perimeter of the complex, Mayfield said in a statement.
Mayfield added that prison personnel had "gained total control" of the
complex.
"Right now, we have three inmate injuries that were probably sustained
from other inmates -- one being a stab wound, concussion and rib
injuries," Mayfield added. "There were no escapes."
According to its website, Nashville, Tenn.-based CCA houses about 75,000
offenders and detainees in more than 60 facilities around the country.
Sunday's riot is not the first time CCA prisons have seen violence. The
high level of violence at a CCA-run prison in Idaho has prompted federal
lawsuits, public scrutiny and increased state oversight. In 2010,
Vermont inmates being held at a CCA prison in Tennessee were subdued
with chemical grenades after refusing to return to their cells.
------
Associated Press writer Norman Gomlak contributed to this report from
Atlanta.
Read more here:
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/05/21/3961512/miss-prison-riot-leaves-guard.html#storylink=cpy
against in America as the White House sues states for enforcing
immigration laws.
Miss. prison riot leaves guard dead, 8 hurt
Read more here:
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/05/21/3961512/miss-prison-riot-leaves-guard.html#storylink=cpy
BRANDON -- A guard was killed and, at one point, hostages were taken
during a riot at a Mississippi prison that holds illegal immigrants,
authorities said.
The Sunday riot at the privately run Adams County Correctional Center in
southwest Mississippi began around 2:40 p.m. CDT and involved dozens of
inmates before it was brought under control that night.
Adams County Sheriff Chuck Mayfield told the Natchez Democrat that 15
employees were freed at one time during the uprising by opening a fence
and protecting the route with guns. The sheriff said in a statement
early Monday that there were at least two dozen hostages being held at
one time.
Adams County Coroner James Lee confirmed that a guard died, but said he
could not provide any other details until the correctional officer's
family was notified. In addition to the guard who was killed, five other
correctional officers and three inmates were injured.
Emilee Beach, a spokeswoman at the Adams County Correctional Center said
that after the disturbance was brought under control Sunday night,
inmates were being searched and sent back to their cells.
Beach said the prison, owned and operated by Corrections Corp. of
America, holds illegal immigrants, most for charges of re-entering the
United States after being deported.
The five injured guards were taken to a hospital and treated for
injuries that weren't considered life-threatening.
The 2,567-bed prison in Natchez houses adult male illegal immigrants for
the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
CCA spokesman Steve Owen confirmed in an email "there has been one
employee death" but he said he could not provide more details immediately.
He said in an email early Monday "it is my understanding that all staff
are accounted for." He said the company was investigating what caused
the uprising.
Adams County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Emily Ham said no inmates
had escaped the facility.
After the uprising began, CCA's Special Response Team and the
Mississippi Highway Patrol's SWAT team sought to quell activities within
the prison while state and local law-enforcement officers secured the
perimeter of the complex, Mayfield said in a statement.
Mayfield added that prison personnel had "gained total control" of the
complex.
"Right now, we have three inmate injuries that were probably sustained
from other inmates -- one being a stab wound, concussion and rib
injuries," Mayfield added. "There were no escapes."
According to its website, Nashville, Tenn.-based CCA houses about 75,000
offenders and detainees in more than 60 facilities around the country.
Sunday's riot is not the first time CCA prisons have seen violence. The
high level of violence at a CCA-run prison in Idaho has prompted federal
lawsuits, public scrutiny and increased state oversight. In 2010,
Vermont inmates being held at a CCA prison in Tennessee were subdued
with chemical grenades after refusing to return to their cells.
------
Associated Press writer Norman Gomlak contributed to this report from
Atlanta.
Read more here:
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/05/21/3961512/miss-prison-riot-leaves-guard.html#storylink=cpy
bates2012
May 23, 2012, 11:07:42 AM5/23/12
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On May 23, 12:01 am, Hisler <His...@cocks.net> wrote:
> Illegal alien uprising in Mississippi prison shows what we are up
> against in America as the White House sues states for enforcing
> immigration laws.
>
> Miss. prison riot leaves guard dead, 8 hurt
>
> Read more here:http://www.sunherald.com/2012/05/21/3961512/miss-prison-riot-leaves-g...
> Illegal alien uprising in Mississippi prison shows what we are up
> against in America as the White House sues states for enforcing
> immigration laws.
>
> Miss. prison riot leaves guard dead, 8 hurt
>
I was a State Correctional Officer when that CCA shit started. Didnt
believe in it then, dont believe in it now.
NB
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