Uprising at Kinney County Detention Center, Texas

Uprising at Kinney County Detention Center, Texas

Kinney County Detention Center, Brackettville, Texas
January 26, 2017

About 65 prisoners take partial control of the prison by refusing to leave the recreation area and returning to their cells, in protest of the removal of a fellow prisoner. Guards respond with tear gas and forcible removals.

Citations:

Prisoners Riot at Kinney County Detention Center“, Eagle Pass Business Journal, January 26, 2017.

Background:

Prisoner Riot at Kinney County Jail“, I.N.F.O.R.M.A.T.E., January 25, 2017.