Attack on Guards at Morgan County Correctional Facility, Tennessee
August 18, 2015: A series of fights broke out at Morgan County C.F. including some attacks on prison guards. Two officers were seriously injured.
Tag: Attack On Guards
Uprising at Arizona State Prison at Kingman, Arizona
July 1 - July 4, 2015: Prisoners at the Arizona State Prison in Kingman, a private prison run by the Management & Training Corporation (MTC), riot for three days following an attack on guards. Following the riots, the governor of Arizona announces that the state would be
Attack on Guards at Rikers Island, New York
June 17, 2015: Two men held in the Anna M. Kross Center, the mental health facility at Rikers Island, attacked 6 guards before being subdued with pepper spray.
Mother’s Day Uprising at Tecumseh Correctional, Nebraska
May 10, 2015: Prisoners of all races take control of multiple housing units in the prison (including staff offices), fight off guards together, set fires, destroy walls and other infrastructure. They use office phones to call their mothers and the media and chant “Hands
Disturbance at SCI Houtzdale, Pennsylvania
April 28, 2015: According to charges filed by a Pennsylvania State Trooper, a group of prisoners at SCI Houtzdale attacked guards after one guard tried to break up a fight between prisoners in the prison yard.
Attack on Guards at Arizona State Prison Complex, Florence, Arizona
April 9, 2015: As many as 30 prisoners attack guards after they perceive an act of disrespect on their part. Seven guards are injured, one seriously. Seven months later, the Arizona Department of Corrections releases a video of the event.
Attack on Guards at San Juan County Adult Detention Center, New Mexico
December 28, 2015: Multiple prisoners attacked guards at about 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 28 after the guards responded to reports of a fight in pod B8. Additional prisoners refused orders to disperse, causing the guards to retreat. Following a brief negotiation, the prisoners
Attack on Guards at Five Points Correctional Facility, New York
September 30, 2014: Two prisoners attacked guards as the guards attempted to intervene in a fight. Three guards were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Attack on Guards at South Mississippi Correctional Institution
September 22, 2014: Seven correctional officers were attacked by at least five prisoners as they left a housing unit following a shakedown.
Attack on Guards and Escape at Montgomery County Center For Adolescent Services, Ohio
September 20, 2014: Four juveniles attacked staff members before smashing out a window and trying to escape. The teens attacked another staff member who tried to prevent them from escaping before they were finally subdued by corrections officers.
