Often associated with seizure control , violence , prison riots are extreme way in which prison inmates voice their grievances against the head of the prison authorities . The inmates believe that the only dissent that could get the attention of the public and the government . Some riot in history has made corrections practitioners take action to prevent such activities occur .
New Mexico prison.
New Mexico prison riot , which took place on 2 and 3 February 1980 against South State maximum security prison of Santa Fe , is one of the most violent prison riots in the history of the American penal system . 33 inmates were killed and more than 200 inmates were treated for injuries . But none of the 12 officers held hostage were killed, but seven people were treated for injuries caused by beatings.
Ashwell prison .
Hundreds of inmates rampage in Ashwell , Oakham , Rutland in the worst prison riots in Britain for nearly 20 years . More than 400 inmates escaped from their cells and set fire to prison buildings . Some prisoners smashed his way out to the bottom of the prison , but none was believed to have fled . The problem began when officers found an inmate drunk on hooch . The strong alcohol brewed by prisoners who roam in the field .
Attica Prison .
Four- day uprising in Attica maximum security prison near Buffalo , New York , in 1971 was one of the worst riots in the past . When hundreds of state police in a hail of gunfire , 39 people were killed in a catastrophic attack , including 29 prisoners and 10 prison guards and employees hostage since the beginning of this ordeal .
São Paulo prison .
One of the deadliest episodes in recent decades occurred in 1992 in São Paulo , Brazil , where 111 prisoners were killed as authorities attempt to commit rebellion . Human rights groups ( HAM ) accusing prison officials kill inmate with how to shoot indiscriminately , even to those who had surrendered . Brazilian police colonel was sentenced to 60 years in prison for using excessive force in retaking the prison facility .
Oklahoma prison .
In July 1973, in McAlester Oklahoma Prison exploded into one of the worst prison riots in U.S. history . Crowded conditions that led to the riots almost since the construction of the facility in 1911. Capacity reaches 100,000 prison inmates have been exceeded in 1920 , and 1973 , the prison population inmates excess 2-20 . Governor David Hall stated refusal to sign a parole recommendation for drug offenders and inmates convicted of violent crimes and so it gives prison inmates contribute to overcrowding. Violence began to emerge as the number of guards is too little , and there a role by " boss inmate , " and also other factors that cause dissatisfaction inmates .
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