Prison Riots With Guards Held Hostage

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keywords: social protest and unrest, us prison system, prison convict riot, hostages

Synopsis: Wave of prison riots erupt in the Eastern States of the US with one taking 8 prison guards hostage for four days while another held 11 hostages as prison guards force their way in pushing the convicts back to their cells and in one case open firing with sub-machine guns to break the prisoner siege that left the prisons in shamble of broken glass and destroyed furniture...(read more)

Date: 1952
Duration: 00:01:13
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: United States

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Prison Riots With Guards Held Hostage

Guards Held Hostage During Prison Riots

Rioting inmates at Rahway, N.J. and Jackson, MI barricade themselves in their cells in protest. Most serious rioting takes place at Southern Michigan Prison, where 200 convicts are holding guards as hostages and make shambles of their cellblock.