Uprising at Sandoval County Detention Center, New Mexico. A short uprising took place when nine prisoners refused to return to their cells after being ordered by a guard. Guards then left the area, and jail administration called in the special task force. The prisoners blockaded the door, poured soapy water on the floor, and threw a microwave and other items at the door when the special task force arrived. The task force used flash bangs to disorient the inmates and then apprehended all of them. The prisoners were subsequently charged with two felonies: “unlawful assault on a jail” and “conspiracy to commit unlawful assault on a jail”, as well as a misdemeanor charge of “assault on a peace officer.” It is not clear what took place prior to the prisoners refusing to re-enter their cells.

5 charged in riot at county jail in Arkansas, authorities say; video details hours-long disturbance. Dozens of inmates at a county jail in western Arkansas racked up thousands of dollars in damages during a riot Friday, leading to at least five criminal charges and a weekend lockdown of the facility, the Crawford County sheriff said Wednesday. Five people were charged with inciting the riot, which happened around 7:30 p.m. Friday at the 307-bed facility in Van Buren, the sheriff’s office said. A jailer tried removing an inmate, identified as Joshua Estes, from a common area when he became unruly and the 39 inmates began rioting, officials said. The sheriff’s office released video of the frenzy captured from deputies’ and other law enforcement officers’ body cameras. The footage shows inmates breaking ceiling lights, tearing off ceiling panels and shouting before multiple officers storm in and handcuff them. A guard said in the video that she tried removing an inmate who “disrespected” her from a 40-person area when others became combative and circled her and another guard. “I didn’t mean for all of this to happen,” she said to other guards who stood behind a thick window as inmates threw things at it. In the videos, officers don’t start filming until after the inmates begin rioting.

1 inmate killed, 37 injured in Yuma prison riot. One Arizona prison inmate was killed and 26 inmates and 11 prison employees were injured during a riot Thursday evening at a medium-security prison in Yuma. Inmates in the Cheyenne unit of the Arizona State Prison Complex-Yuma attacked prison personnel, set fires and threw rocks in an incident that began at 6:18 p.m. Thursday, according to statements issued by the Arizona Department of Corrections. About 600 of the prison’s 1,147 inmates took part, the Corrections Department said. Adam Coppa, 32, who was serving a three-year sentence out of Maricopa County for a drug violation, was killed. Coppa had served prior prison sentences for attempted armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of prison contraband. Twenty-six other inmates were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries; 15 had been returned to the prison by early afternoon Friday. All but one of the 11 prison employees taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries have been released.

Video shows violent attack on guards at Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility. LAS CRUCES - Sgt. Mitchell Lamb and officer Alex Benecomo, guards at the Southern New Mexico Correction Facility, attempted to put a pod on lock down, but before they could, at least five inmates bum-rushed the guards into a hallway where the guards were punched, kicked and beat down for almost 30 seconds. The violent attack was captured on surveillance camera, and video footage from those cameras was released to the media Thursday, Aug. 1, about two weeks after the July 16 incident. Lamb and Benecomo sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the attack and were transported to an El Paso hospital. Both are now resting at home and remain on leave, officials said. Seven inmates have been charged in the attack, including two now facing attempted murder charges. All have been removed from the facility, officials said.

Inmates at a St. Louis jail riot, setting fires and throwing furniture out of windows. More than 100 inmates at a St. Louis jail revolted on Saturday morning, setting things on fire. The riot started after an inmate got into an altercation with a corrections officer. Inmates got control of the locks and set other detainees free, who jumped the officer. Inmates at a St. Louis jail revolted, set fires, and caused flooding on Saturday morning. In a press briefing, St. Louis Public Safety Director Jimmie Edwards said the riot at the St. Louis City Justice Center began at around 2:30 a.m. and was under control by 10:15 am. A corrections officer got into a fight with a "defiant" inmate "who was very, very upset." Other inmates then jumped the officer, Edwards said. As other jail employees were working to get the officer to safety, inmates accessed a lock panel system and other detainees were released from their cells.

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