October 2012 - Perilous

Timeline

Mass Escape at Logan Hall, New Jersey

ByperilousOctober 29, 2012

October 29, 2012: When Hurricane Sandy hit the eastern seaboard, power failed at Logan Hall, a halfway house operated by the private corporation Community Education Centers, causing the locking mechanisms on the cells to fail. Dozens of male prisoners left their cells and

Timeline

Uprising at Whatcom County Jail, Washington

ByperilousOctober 24, 2012

October 24, 2012: Six inmates at Whatcom County Jail tore metal pieces off the ventilation system and used them to cause $15,000 in damage to their cell block. After one hour, emergency response teams regained control. One of the rioters was treated for a leg injury in the