Prison riots
NYC candidate avoids jail for sparking riot over virus rules

May. 08, 2021 12:40 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City political candidate who led protests against coronavirus restrictions in Brooklyn last fall will avoid jail time after pleading...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, right with fur hat, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. A judge ordered corrections authorities to provide organic food to an Arizona man who is accused of participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol while sporting face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Arizona man who wore horns in riot seeks release from jail

By Jacques Billeaud Feb. 24, 2021 05:47 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2021 02:13 PM EST
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Feb. 10 The Miami Herald on proposed riot-response...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Dec. 09, 2020 03:45 PM EST
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ Dec. 8 The Post and Courier on the rollout of...

Family members of the inmates of Sri Lanka's Mahara prison complex gather demanding to know the present condition of their relatives following an overnight unrest in Mahara, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Sri Lankan officials say six inmates were killed and 35 others were injured when guards opened fire to control a riot at a prison on the outskirts of the capital. Two guards were critically injured. Pandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka's overcrowded prisons. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Rights group asks Sri Lanka to probe deadly prison unrest

By Krishan Francis Dec. 01, 2020 12:29 AM EST

Sri Lankan inmates of the Mahara prison come out from a damaged building following an overnight unrest in Mahara, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Sri Lankan officials say six inmates were killed and 35 others were injured when guards opened fire to control a riot at a prison on the outskirts of the capital. Two guards were critically injured. Pandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka's overcrowded prisons. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lankan prison riot leaves 8 inmates dead, 59 injured

By Bharatha Mallawarachi Nov. 29, 2020 01:57 PM EST

President Donald Trump departs after visiting outside St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. Part of the church was set on fire during protests on Sunday night. Walking with Trump are Attorney General William Barr, from left, White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien and White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
As Trump blames antifa, protest records show scant evidence

By Michael Biesecker, Michael Kunzelman, Jake Bleiberg And Alanna Durkin Richer Jun. 06, 2020 11:56 AM EDT

Dominique Bryant, 23, wearing the Black and Proud T-shirt, joins demonstrators as they protest the death of George Floyd, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
DC Guard to investigate helicopter maneuvers to show force

By Michael Balsamo And Robert Burns Jun. 03, 2020 01:16 AM EDT

Demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, near the White House in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
DC officials push back on aggressive response to protests

By Michael Balsamo And Matthew Barakat Jun. 02, 2020 12:33 AM EDT

Vehicles for the District of Columbia National Guard are seen outside the D.C. Armory, Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. Protests have erupted across the United States to protest the death of Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Barr: Law enforcement must ‘dominate’ streets amid protests

By Michael Balsamo Jun. 01, 2020 04:26 PM EDT

Islamic State prisoners agree to end riot in Syria jail

By Bassem Mroue May. 03, 2020 11:52 AM EDT
BEIRUT (AP) — Imprisoned members of the Islamic State group rioted and took control of a prison in northeast Syria for several hours, until Kurdish-led...

Military police fly over the Puraquequara prison as inmates stand on a water tower protesting against bad conditions and restrictions on family visits put in place to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, in Manaus, Brazil, Saturday, May 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)
Inmates riot at Brazil prison over no visits amid pandemic

By Diane Jeantet May. 02, 2020 04:37 PM EDT

Inmates gather around the corpses of other inmates during a prison riot in Miguel Castro Castro prison, in Lima, Peru, Monday, April 27, 2020. Peru's prison agency reported that three prisoners died from causes still under investigation after a riot at the prison. Inmates complain authorities are not doing enough to prevent the spread of coronavirus inside the prison. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Officials: 9 inmates dead in Peru coronavirus prison riot

By Franklin Briceño Apr. 28, 2020 12:15 PM EDT

In this photo released by the El Salvador Presidency Press Office, inmates are lined up during a security operation under the watch of police at the Izalco prison in San Salvador, El Salvador, Saturday, April 25, 2020. Authorities crammed the prisoners, albeit wearing masks, tightly together in prison yards while searching their cells. President Nayib Bukele ordered the crackdown after more than 20 people were murdered in the country Friday and intelligence suggested the orders came from imprisoned gang leaders. (El Salvador President Press Office via AP)
Virus spreads fear through Latin America's unruly prisons

By Eva Vergara And Maria Verza Apr. 27, 2020 11:46 AM EDT

Coronavirus measures trigger prison riot in Indonesia

By Gracey Wakary Apr. 11, 2020 02:11 PM EDT
MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Angry inmates set fire to an overcrowded prison on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island during a riot erupted late Saturday over measures...

A man and child wearing protective masks pass an encouraging message 'Chicago Stay Strong,' chalked outside on a Roscoe Village neighborhood pub by artist Heather Gentile Collins, while people continue to contract COVID-19 in Chicago, Saturday, April 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
20,000: US death toll overtakes Italy's as Midwest braces

By Kathleen Foody, Amy Forliti And Geir Moulson Apr. 11, 2020 01:09 AM EDT

FILE - This Feb. 2, 2017 file photo, shows the exterior of the Lansing Correctional Center in Lansing, Kan. State prison officials say inmates in one cell house at the Lansing Correctional Facility are out of their cells and destroying property. Prison spokesman Randy Bowman says the riot started Thursday, April 9, 2020, when several inmates refused to return to their cells. (Mark Rountree/The Leavenworth Times via AP, File)
Inmates rampage through offices, set fires at Kansas prison

Apr. 10, 2020 12:27 PM EDT

Linnea Egan-Stark, 13, left, cheers with her brothers Leo, 8, and Lucas, 10, and friend Mia Skiena, 13, right, after getting a passing driver to honk their horn in response to their signs asking passersby to "Be happy" in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Seattle. The children had received 137 honks from passing cars over a couple of days of cheering people on. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Virus sparks prison riot, hits more WA long-term care homes

By Martha Bellisle Apr. 09, 2020 10:52 AM EDT

Trash fills a water canal in an impoverished area where people have been greatly affected by the coronavirus outbreak, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, April 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Iran's Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events may stop over virus

By Jon Gambrell Apr. 09, 2020 03:31 AM EDT