Holiday Sparks Brief Riot in Georgia Jail
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CORDELE, Ga. — Thirty inmates upset because it was Thanksgiving staged a riot at the Crisp County Jail, setting fires, smashing windows and cutting water and electrical lines, the sheriff said Friday.
“The bottom line was they just didn’t want to be in jail on Thanksgiving,” Sheriff Donnie Haralson said.
Haralson said the inmates went on a rampage in a dormitory Thursday evening and were brought under control about three hours later after about 40 members of the State Department of Corrections riot squad arrived.
No injuries or escapes were reported. Damage was estimated at between $2,000 and $5,000.
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