July 10, 2014: Following the seizure of a large amount of contraband by guards, dozens of prisoners chased guards out and took control of multiple housing units of the facility. During the ensuing chaos, prisoners targeted and brutally beat other prisoners, requiring at least nine to require off-site medical attention.
2014
08
Jul
Disturbance at Lieber Correctional Institute, South Carolina
July 8 – 9, 2014: Prisoners in the Ashley Unit assaulted an officer, took his keys and started unlocking cells. One prisoner, Ryan Wright, was beaten and stabbed by other prisoners during the incident. It is unclear whether there was any damage to prison infrastructure. Five prisoners and 3 guards were sent to the hospital for treatment following the disturbance.
02
Jul
Prisoners Break Out of Cells at Van Zandt County Jail, Texas
July 2, 2014: Dozens of prisoners were transferred from the Van Zandt County Jail after they learned to pick the locks of their cells and, protecting their identity with sheets, move freely through the cell block.
01
Jul
Uprising at Wateree River Correctional Institution, South Carolina
July, 2014 (exact dates uncertain): According to multiple sources who spoke under conditions of anonymity to FITS News, an uprising occurred at the Wateree River Correctional Institution in July, 2014 in which “several thousand dollars worth of damage was done when an open dorm which was being used to house disciplinary inmates rioted.”
