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Report and Video of Arizona Prison Riot Released

Loaded on May 3, 2019 by Matthew Clarke published in Prison Legal News May, 2019, page 62
Filed under: Excessive Force. Location: Arizona.

by Matt Clarke

In December 2018, the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) released surveillance video of a major riot that occurred at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Yuma’s medium-security Cheyenne Unit on March 1, 2018. The ADC had previously issued a report on the disturbance, in which one prisoner was killed ...

 

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  3. Report and Video of Arizona Prison Riot Released, by Matthew Clarke
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