Rebellion at Bartholomew County Jail, Indiana
September 4, 2017: Two prisoners kick out the mesh section of their cell doors and use them to attack guards while other prisoners flood the cell block causing a total of $8,000 in damage.
Tag: Attack On Guards
Uprising at Boyd County Detention Center, Kentucky
August 19, 2017: Prisoners damage the sprinkler system in their cell and when guards respond by shutting off the water, the prisoners attack, forcing their cell door open and setting fires in the hallway beyond. Less than a month previous, four prisoners had escaped from the
Uprising at Tucker Maximum Security Unit, Arkansas – Part 2
August 7, 2017: Just weeks after the July 22 attack on guards at the same facility, six prisoners attack and overcome three guards. They take keys and a Taser which they use to take over part of the facility for hours. The three guards were held by the prisoners in the parts
Youth Uprising at Lincoln Hills School, Wisconsin
August 3, 2017: Youth prisoners scale a building, and attack guards with metal, shingles and rocks they tear from the roof. According to news reports, "one inmate was seen doing back flips and another threatened a guard, saying the whole ordeal could have been prevented if
Attack on Guards at Tucker Maximum Security Unit, Arkansas – Part 1
July 22, 2017: Three prisoners attack guards while they were attempting to handcuff another prisoner. Then "at least three prisoners" escaped from individual holding units in a recreation area. Corrections officers fire "warning shots" with live ammunition in order to regain
Uprising at Great Plains Correctional Facility, Oklahoma
July 10, 2017: Armed with baseball bats and iron pipes, 400 prisoners take control of an entire building and two recreation yards for eight hours. Taking two guards hostage, they refuse to return to their cells. Guards use pepper spray and stun grenades. An unspecified
Uprising at Gulf Correctional Institution Annex, Florida
June 21, 2017: Prisoners take over several dorms for around half an hour, injuring seven guards in a "major disturbance." According to the prison, the incident involves more than twenty prisoners and is a result of "tension among gangs." One prisoner is reported injured.
Uprising at Trenton Correctional Institute, South Carolina
June 14, 2017: After a guard confiscates a prisoner's cell phone, other prisoners rally around him and fight guards. Prisoners destroy parts of the dorm and set fires in the prison yard, causing "significant damage."
Attack on Guards and Escape From Transport Bus, Georgia
June 13, 2017: Two inmates escaped from a transport bus after overpowering a guard and using his gun to fatally shoot both prison guards on the bus.
Battle Between Guards and Prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison, California
May 24, 2017: After guards attempt to break up a fight between two prisoners on the prison yard, large groups of prisoners attack guards and fight them off. Guards respond, firing live ammunition into the crowd. Five prisoners suffer gunshot wounds and are hospitalized.
