Prison Riot
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Venezuela prison riot leaves at least 40 dead, warden injuredThe upheaval at the Llanos Penitentiary Center started with an inmate protest demanding that their relatives be allowed to deliver them food and then an armed confrontation broke out between inmates and guards.WorldMay 1, 2020
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More than 50 dead — with 16 decapitated — in Brazilian prison riotAt least 52 inmates died, 16 of whom were decapitated, in a prison riot that broke out on Monday morning in the northern Brazilian state of Para, the state's prison authority said on Monday, the latest in a series of deadly clashes.WorldJul 29, 2019
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South Carolina prison riot: Inmate says Bodies stacked in ‘macabre woodpile’As the hours dragged on during a riot at a South Carolina prison, bodies piled up on the sidewalk.WorldApr 16, 2018
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Venezuelan government offers condolences 3 days after prison fire that killed 68Venezuela’s government broke its silence about a riot and fire in a police station’s cells that killed 68 people, most of them prisoners.WorldMar 30, 2018
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Kitchen staff walkout possible trigger for Saskatchewan Penitentiary riot: reportA CSC report says a number of issues were already brewing at Saskatchewan Penitentiary before violence erupted on Dec. 14, 2016.CanadaMar 27, 2018
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Brazilian inmates riot, take prison guards hostage in Rio de Janeiro prisonAuthorities didn't provide information on any deaths or injuries at the prison, where over 2,000 inmates are crowded into a facility built for less than 900.CrimeFeb 18, 2018
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California prison riot leaves 1 inmate dead, several injured from stab woundsThe riot involved over 160 inmates and broke out around midday Sunday.CrimeSep 24, 2017
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47 inmates riot in Massachusetts prison in alleged bid to attack corrections officersRioting inmates armed themselves and "were getting ready for war" during a disturbance at a maximum security prison in Massachusetts, the state's top public safety official said Tuesday.CrimeJan 10, 2017
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Brazilian official resigns after saying mass prison killings should happen more oftenThe Brazilian government's national secretary of youth has resigned after celebrating the deaths of inmates killed in prison uprisings.WorldJan 7, 2017
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50 inmates dead, several escape after Brazil prison riotAn unknown number of inmates are reported to have escaped in the chaos.CrimeJan 2, 2017
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