![]() Sharron Kornegay, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, said the body of Robert R. In a separate development later in the day, authorities allowed a television newsman into the prison. LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) - One of eight guards held hostage by rebellious inmates at a maximum-security prison has died, a state corrections official said today. A teacher visiting the prison was killed in June 1990 and an inmate was stabbed to death in September 1990.ĭeaths mount in maximum-security prison rebellion The last disturbance at the prison, which was built in 1972, occurred in October 1985 when five inmates held two guards hostage for about 15 hours. Traffic about a half-mile from the 1,900-acre prison was detoured by the State Highway Patrol. Riot control teams from other prisons and the State Highway Patrol were at the prison, which holds 1,819 inmates. The officers could have been off for Easter, he said. There are usually about 130 guards assigned to the shift, but as few as 80 may have been on duty, Sargent said. The disturbance apparently happened at the end of the afternoon recreation period in a five-acre yard, said Don Sargent, regional staff representative of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 11. They said if they could do the broadcast, they might free the hostages, he said. David Thompson of the State Highway Patrol. The inmates, who were talking with negotiators, asked to appear on a live broadcast on Columbus television station WBNS, said Sgt. The remainder of the prisoners and staff were safe, Kornegay said. The unit houses about 761 prisoners, but not all those inmates were involved, she said. Sunday with a few prisoners, but other prisoners became involved, Kornegay said. The disturbance at the L Block started about 3 p.m. She gave no details on the other injuries. Corrections spokeswoman Tessa Unwin said six of the officers were treated and released, and the seventh was being treated for a broken arm. The injured guards were taken to the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, about 10 miles to the south. The Department of Rehabilitation and Correction issued a statement that said “a group of inmates started a fight and a group of correctional officers responded.” Scioto County Sheriff’s Senior Dispatcher Phil Malone described the disturbance as a “full-scale riot” at the prison, which houses some of the state’s most dangerous inmates. The inmate was taken into custody, authorities said.Īuthorities would not say how many prisoners were involved in the disturbance at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known. No shots were fired, she added.Īn inmate and the released officer had been injured, apparently in the melee earlier. “The inmates in the yard did not want to be involved so there was little to no resistance,” Kornegay said. Their names were being withheld pending notification of relatives.Ī ninth guard who was taken hostage was rescued when prison officials and the State Highway Patrol took back the recreation yard around 10 p.m. She didn’t know when the inmates were killed. “I think it’s probably pretty obvious who killed them. “They suffered extensive injuries,” she said. ![]() The inmates didn’t have firearms but were armed with batons taken from guards, Kornegay said. The prisoners were apparently beaten to death. Inmates were persuaded by negotiators to release the bodies of the dead early Monday morning, more than 10 hours after the disturbance began at 3 p.m. ![]() LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) - A fight among inmates escalated into a riot Sunday at a maximum security prison, with inmates killing at least five fellow prisoners and holding at least eight guards hostage, authorities said.Īt least 15 other people were injured at the south-central Ohio prison, including 10 guards and five inmates, said Sharron Kornegay, spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The Associated Press is republishing four stories written between April 11 and April 22, 1993, to mark the 25th anniversary of the event. Five inmates sentenced to death for their roles in the uprising remain imprisoned. The standoff ended April 21, 1993, after prisoners and law enforcement agreed to 21 terms of surrender, including a promise to review complaints over TB testing.
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