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Officials say a prison for illegal immigrants in Mississippi remains on lockdown after a riot that began on Sunday left one guard dead and at least 19 people injured.(May 21)Copyright 2012 The Associated Press

Indonesian security forces Wednesday stormed a riot-hit prison housing murderers, paedophiles and Australian drug mules in Bali after a night of arson and rock-throwing. Overnight images inside the Kerobokan prison shows buildings on fire, military arriving and firemen extinguishing the fires. Duration: 00:39Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : AFP News

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Officials say they are still investigating the cause of the riot at a California prison Wednesday that left thirteen people wounded, including one inmate shot. (Sept. 20)Copyright 2012 The Associated Press

A riot at a California State Prison left thirteen hospitalized. People wonder if California's prisons are overcrowded.Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : Newsy

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The Sri Lankan government has opened an investigation into one of the worst prison riots in the country's history.Officials said the violence left 27 dead and 43 injured.Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : Xinhua News Agency

Inmates in a cell block at B.C.'s Kent Institution maximum security prison smashed the outside windows of their cells in a recent disturbance and as punishmnent were denied food and showers, CBC News has learned.Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : CBC

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: Inmates started another fire on Monday at a prison in southeast Turkey where 13 inmates had been killed in a blaze at the weekend, officials and Turkish media reported. Nobody died in Monday's blaze at the facility in the province of Sanliurfa, bordering Syria, the local governor said. The fire was brought under control after around one hour. At least 47 people, 17 inmates and 30 guards, were wounded and hospitalized following the riots in three different prisons in the region. On Saturday night , prisoners had set fire to their bedding in a dispute linked to poor conditions at the jail, leading to the deaths of 13 people.

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Thirteen people were killed and a police officer seriously wounded on Saturday in a gunfight in Sri Lanka's biggest prison. Officials said it started after inmates opened fire on police after breaking in to the prison armoury. Members of staff were also held hostage. The army had to be called in to help control the situation.http://www.euronews.net/

Heavily-armed troops guarded Sri Lanka's lone maximum security prison Saturday after helping to crush the country's worst jail riot in three decades, which left 27 people dead and 43 wounded. Duration: 00:33

Security is tight in Colombo after a deadly prison riot overwhelmed guards on Friday. The violence erupted during a search for drugs and illicit phones at Sri Lanka's biggest prison. Things got out of hand quickly, with prisoners looting the facility's armory. This witness says he and others watched hundreds of inmates and police officers clash fiercely and that live shots were fired. At least 27 people were killed and a senior police officer seriously wounded in ensuing gunfights. On Saturday, authorities said they would spend much of the day searching for escapees and recovering bodies. Inmates at the jail include members of a Tamil rebel group, who fought a bloody war for independence before being defeated by government forces.

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: Prisoners in a Peruvian facility took four prison officials hostage on Monday after authorities raided the building to seize television sets and DVD players. According to reports, the director of the facility, Alberto Caetano Choque, the sub-director Fernando Surco Arostegui, and two officers from the National Penitentiary Institute are being held by the rioting prisoners. Authorities say the prisoners have taken over the D and E block of the penitentiary in Arequipa, where the most dangerous criminals are kept. Rioters are demanding better conditions and a change to the prison's administration. From the prison roof, Angel Lopez, one of the hostages, pleaded with authorities to back off and not to use violence. "Don't test the inmates with the anti riot police. Send them away for the sake of our physical integrity. Violence generates violence and the inmates are ready for anything," he said. The Socabaya Penitentiary had similar riots in 2000 and 2001 with inmates demanding better conditions.