Initially, prison riots were considered irrational actions by the prisoners. There has been a shift in the form of explanation as external conditions like overcrowding...
Did you know how common these were? maybe the real culprits were a small number of inmates? While the others stayed nuetral during a riot.
It seems like there must have added up to millions for participants over the decades?
Do the time of occurrences coincide with world events. On on the list happened after an earthquake...[maybe when there's bad water or meats or else it falls under the "Perfect Storm" parameters.
Do they have redeeming value to the milieu when it occurred. Do they parallel PTSD veterans' eras?
Do we say that there is no synchronicity with popular culture/historical current events and dem dar prison inmates?
List of notable prison riots
1929
A prison riot occurred at Colorado State Penitentiary (renamed the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility, Cañon City, Colorado), October 3, 1929 – In addition to the death of eight guards and five prisoners, a majority of the physical plant was destroyed during the riot.
1940s
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California, United States, May 1946 – 5 killed
1950s
Missouri State Penitentiary, United States, 1954 4 inmates killed, 29 injured, 4 guards injured.
Kingston Penitentiary riot, Canada, 1954—two-hour riot broke involving 900 inmates. Breakout attempt was foiled. Several buildings set on fire. $2 million in damages. 160 troops and a squad of police responded.
Montana State Prison Riot, United States, 16 April 1959 – 18 April 1959 – 3 people killed
1960s
Pulau Senang, Singapore, 12 July 1963 – 4 prison officers killed.
1970s
Attica Prison riot, United States, 1971 – 43 killed
Kingston Penitentiary riot, Canada, 1971 – 2 inmates killed
Oklahoma State Penitentiary riot, United States, July 1973 – lasted an entire weekend, 3 inmates killed; 24 buildings were damaged and only 4 buildings were left usable.
Idaho State Penitentiary riots, United States, August 1971, 1 inmate killed, building destroyed; March 1973, multiple buildings destroyed.
San Quentin 1973 riot, United States, between Black Guerrilla Family and Mexican Mafia.[citation needed]
1980s
New Mexico State Penitentiary riot, United States, 1980 – 33 killed, over 100 injured
Dick Conner Correctional Center Riot, United States, August 1983 – one inmate killed, two officers wounded
Spike Island, Republic of Ireland, August 31 – September 1, 1985 – one officer injured. Inmates took control of the island prison for a day and the civilian population was evacuated and most of the buildings burned down.
Oklahoma State Penitentiary "Disturbance", United States, December 1985 – Held a unit for a day.
Indiana Reformatory riot, Pendleton, United States. February 1, 1985. Inmates had stabbed seven correctional officers and held three employees hostage for 17 hours
West Virginia State Penitentiary Riot, United States, January 1–3, 1986
Fremantle prison riot, Western Australia, Australia, 1988
Michoacán, Mexico, July 1988 – 10 killed, 15 injured
Atlanta Prison Riots, United States, November 1987
Davao Penal Colony prison riot, April 2–3, 1989 – 16 hostages taken
Davao Metrodiscom prison riot, August 13–15, 1989 – 21 killed, including 5 civilian hostages
1990s
Strangeways Prison riot, England, April 1990 – 1 inmate killed, 194 injured (147 prison officers, 47 inmates)
Southport Correctional Facility, New York, United States, June 29, 1990 – 27 people injured
1992 Carandiru Massacre, São Paulo, Brazil, October 1992 – 111 inmates killed
1990 & 1994 Carl Robinson Correctional Institution, Enfield, Connecticut, United States, 2 dead, 36 injured in second
Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, United States, Easter Sunday, 1993 – 9 inmates killed, 1 corrections officer
Woodford Correctional Centre, Queensland, Australia 1998
2000s
Iquique, Chile, May 2001 – at least 28 inmates killed, up to 150 injured
El Porvenir prison, Honduras, April 2003 – 86 inmates killed
Camp Bucca, Iraq, January 2005 – 4 inmates killed, 6 injured
Pavon/Granja Pino Canada/El Hoyon prisons, Guatemala, August 2005 – 35 killed
San Quentin State Prison, California, United States, January 2006 – at least 25 injured
Kabul, Afghanistan, February 2006
Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig siege in 2006 – almost all Abu Sayyaf members who rose up, including several leaders were killed along with several policemen and jail guards
North County Correctional Facility, Castaic, California, United States, February 2006 – 1 inmate killed, over 100 injured
New Castle Correctional Facility Riot, New Castle, Indiana, United States, 24 April 2007[11]
Santa Ana prison in San Cristobal, Tachira Venezuela, December 2007 – 30 inmates killed
Ciudad Juárez riots, March 2009 – 20 killed
2009
Northpoint Training Center riot in Danville, Kentucky, United States, August 21, 2009 – 80 inmates involved, 5 buildings burned down.
2010s
El Manzano prison riot following the 2010 Chile earthquake, February 28, 2010
Chiang Mai, Thailand prison riot, April 30, 2010
Igoumenitsa, Greece prison riot, May 1, 2010
Ford Open Prison, West Sussex, United Kingdom, January 1, 2011
2011
Antofagasta riots in Antofagasta, Chile, February 20, 2011
Apodaca prison riot, Mexico, February 19, 2012
Adams County Correctional Facility, Natchez, Mississippi, United States, May 20, 2012
Yare prison riot, Venezuela, August 20, 2012
2013
Uribana prison riot, Barquisimeto, Venezuela, January 25, 2013 – 54 inmates killed, 90 injured
Willacy County Correctional Center, United States, February 20, 2015
Topo Chico prison riot, Mexico, February 10, 2016
Holman Correctional Facility, United States, March 12, 2016
2016
New Bilibid Prison riot, Philippines, September 28, 2016
Agricultural Penitentiary of Monte Cristo riot, Brazil, October 16, 2016
HMP Birmingham, England, December 16, 2016
California Correctional Center, United States, December 20, 2016
2017
Brazil prison riots, January 2017. At least 60 people killed at Anisio Jobim penitentiary complex in Amazonas state,[12][13] penitentiary complex Monte Cristo in Roraima state[14] and Natal, Brazil, in the rebellion of Alcaçuz.[15]
Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, United States, January 9, 2017
James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, United States, February 1, 2017
El Dorado Correctional Facility, United States, June 30, 2017
Rivers Correctional Institution, United States, September 5, 2017
Lee Correctional Institution, United States, April 15, 2018, 7 inmates killed, 17 injured
Gulag uprisings
Main article: List of uprisings in the Gulag
Norilsk uprising, May 1953 – strike
Vorkuta uprising, July 1953 – 66 killed
Kengir uprising, May 1954 – 37 killed (Official Soviet figure), 500–700 killed (Prisoner provided figure)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_riot
Do we say that there is no synchronicity with popular culture/historical current events and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal?
Is there a catch-22 somewhere in this?
Did you know how common these were? maybe the real culprits were a small number of inmates? While the others stayed nuetral during a riot.
It seems like there must have added up to millions for participants over the decades?
Do the time of occurrences coincide with world events. On on the list happened after an earthquake...[maybe when there's bad water or meats or else it falls under the "Perfect Storm" parameters.
Do they have redeeming value to the milieu when it occurred. Do they parallel PTSD veterans' eras?
Do we say that there is no synchronicity with popular culture/historical current events and dem dar prison inmates?
List of notable prison riots
1929
A prison riot occurred at Colorado State Penitentiary (renamed the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility, Cañon City, Colorado), October 3, 1929 – In addition to the death of eight guards and five prisoners, a majority of the physical plant was destroyed during the riot.
1940s
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California, United States, May 1946 – 5 killed
1950s
Missouri State Penitentiary, United States, 1954 4 inmates killed, 29 injured, 4 guards injured.
Kingston Penitentiary riot, Canada, 1954—two-hour riot broke involving 900 inmates. Breakout attempt was foiled. Several buildings set on fire. $2 million in damages. 160 troops and a squad of police responded.
Montana State Prison Riot, United States, 16 April 1959 – 18 April 1959 – 3 people killed
1960s
Pulau Senang, Singapore, 12 July 1963 – 4 prison officers killed.
1970s
Attica Prison riot, United States, 1971 – 43 killed
Kingston Penitentiary riot, Canada, 1971 – 2 inmates killed
Oklahoma State Penitentiary riot, United States, July 1973 – lasted an entire weekend, 3 inmates killed; 24 buildings were damaged and only 4 buildings were left usable.
Idaho State Penitentiary riots, United States, August 1971, 1 inmate killed, building destroyed; March 1973, multiple buildings destroyed.
San Quentin 1973 riot, United States, between Black Guerrilla Family and Mexican Mafia.[citation needed]
1980s
New Mexico State Penitentiary riot, United States, 1980 – 33 killed, over 100 injured
Dick Conner Correctional Center Riot, United States, August 1983 – one inmate killed, two officers wounded
Spike Island, Republic of Ireland, August 31 – September 1, 1985 – one officer injured. Inmates took control of the island prison for a day and the civilian population was evacuated and most of the buildings burned down.
Oklahoma State Penitentiary "Disturbance", United States, December 1985 – Held a unit for a day.
Indiana Reformatory riot, Pendleton, United States. February 1, 1985. Inmates had stabbed seven correctional officers and held three employees hostage for 17 hours
West Virginia State Penitentiary Riot, United States, January 1–3, 1986
Fremantle prison riot, Western Australia, Australia, 1988
Michoacán, Mexico, July 1988 – 10 killed, 15 injured
Atlanta Prison Riots, United States, November 1987
Davao Penal Colony prison riot, April 2–3, 1989 – 16 hostages taken
Davao Metrodiscom prison riot, August 13–15, 1989 – 21 killed, including 5 civilian hostages
1990s
Strangeways Prison riot, England, April 1990 – 1 inmate killed, 194 injured (147 prison officers, 47 inmates)
Southport Correctional Facility, New York, United States, June 29, 1990 – 27 people injured
1992 Carandiru Massacre, São Paulo, Brazil, October 1992 – 111 inmates killed
1990 & 1994 Carl Robinson Correctional Institution, Enfield, Connecticut, United States, 2 dead, 36 injured in second
Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, United States, Easter Sunday, 1993 – 9 inmates killed, 1 corrections officer
Woodford Correctional Centre, Queensland, Australia 1998
2000s
Iquique, Chile, May 2001 – at least 28 inmates killed, up to 150 injured
El Porvenir prison, Honduras, April 2003 – 86 inmates killed
Camp Bucca, Iraq, January 2005 – 4 inmates killed, 6 injured
Pavon/Granja Pino Canada/El Hoyon prisons, Guatemala, August 2005 – 35 killed
San Quentin State Prison, California, United States, January 2006 – at least 25 injured
Kabul, Afghanistan, February 2006
Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig siege in 2006 – almost all Abu Sayyaf members who rose up, including several leaders were killed along with several policemen and jail guards
North County Correctional Facility, Castaic, California, United States, February 2006 – 1 inmate killed, over 100 injured
New Castle Correctional Facility Riot, New Castle, Indiana, United States, 24 April 2007[11]
Santa Ana prison in San Cristobal, Tachira Venezuela, December 2007 – 30 inmates killed
Ciudad Juárez riots, March 2009 – 20 killed
2009
Northpoint Training Center riot in Danville, Kentucky, United States, August 21, 2009 – 80 inmates involved, 5 buildings burned down.
2010s
El Manzano prison riot following the 2010 Chile earthquake, February 28, 2010
Chiang Mai, Thailand prison riot, April 30, 2010
Igoumenitsa, Greece prison riot, May 1, 2010
Ford Open Prison, West Sussex, United Kingdom, January 1, 2011
2011
Antofagasta riots in Antofagasta, Chile, February 20, 2011
Apodaca prison riot, Mexico, February 19, 2012
Adams County Correctional Facility, Natchez, Mississippi, United States, May 20, 2012
Yare prison riot, Venezuela, August 20, 2012
2013
Uribana prison riot, Barquisimeto, Venezuela, January 25, 2013 – 54 inmates killed, 90 injured
Willacy County Correctional Center, United States, February 20, 2015
Topo Chico prison riot, Mexico, February 10, 2016
Holman Correctional Facility, United States, March 12, 2016
2016
New Bilibid Prison riot, Philippines, September 28, 2016
Agricultural Penitentiary of Monte Cristo riot, Brazil, October 16, 2016
HMP Birmingham, England, December 16, 2016
California Correctional Center, United States, December 20, 2016
2017
Brazil prison riots, January 2017. At least 60 people killed at Anisio Jobim penitentiary complex in Amazonas state,[12][13] penitentiary complex Monte Cristo in Roraima state[14] and Natal, Brazil, in the rebellion of Alcaçuz.[15]
Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, United States, January 9, 2017
James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, United States, February 1, 2017
El Dorado Correctional Facility, United States, June 30, 2017
Rivers Correctional Institution, United States, September 5, 2017
Lee Correctional Institution, United States, April 15, 2018, 7 inmates killed, 17 injured
Gulag uprisings
Main article: List of uprisings in the Gulag
Norilsk uprising, May 1953 – strike
Vorkuta uprising, July 1953 – 66 killed
Kengir uprising, May 1954 – 37 killed (Official Soviet figure), 500–700 killed (Prisoner provided figure)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_riot
Do we say that there is no synchronicity with popular culture/historical current events and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal?
Is there a catch-22 somewhere in this?
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