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Indiana mayor reports riot at medium-security prison
The Associated PressPublished: April 24, 2007

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NEW CASTLE, Indiana: A "full-scale riot" broke out Tuesday at an Indiana medium-security men's prison, according to the mayor of New Castle, and pictures taken from television helicopters showed at least two fires burning in the courtyard.

Indiana Department of Correction spokeswoman Java Ahmed confirmed there was a disturbance at the New Castle Correctional Facility, about 43 miles (69 kilometers) east of Indianapolis. She had no details.

New Castle Mayor Tom Nipp said the entire city police force had been activated.

The medium-security facility is managed by the GEO Group Inc., based in Boca Raton, Florida, according to the Indiana Department of Corrections Web site. The prison, built in 2002, houses about 450 inmates.

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According to the Foxnews article, the prison has 1200 prisoners from Arizona and 1,000 from Indiana. That's who was fighting, imports vs. domestics.

Who wants to wager on the legal status of the Arizona inmates?

Originally Posted by PinestrawGuys

According to the Foxnews article, the prison has 1200 prisoners from Arizona and 1,000 from Indiana. That's who was fighting, imports vs. domestics.

Who wants to wager on the legal status of the Arizona inmates?

Money in the bank on that wager.

Let them all out in the yard see who wins