July. 2017 Brazil prison riots Dominguez, Claudia; Darlington, Shasta (28 May 2019). "55 inmates killed in spate of prison riots in Brazil". Retrieved...

prison riots emphasize a connection between prison conditions (such as prison overcrowding) and riots, or discuss the dynamics of the modern prison riot...

The 2017 Brazil prison riots were a confrontation between two criminal organizations, the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV)...

Altamira prison riot occurred on 29 July 2019, when a riot broke out at the Centro de Recuperação Regional de Altamira prison in Altamira, Pará, Brazil due...

Attica Prison riot took place at the state prison in Attica, New York; it started on September 9, 1971 with a violent takeover of the prison control...

Kondengui and Buea prison riots occurred on July 22 and 24, 2019, respectively. While the first riot started off as a protest against poor prison conditions and...

Atlanta prison riots were a series of prison riots that occurred at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in November 1987. The riot coincided...

government. 2011 – Riots in Egypt, at least 846 killed. 2011 – Riots in Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria, 4 killed. 2011 – Prison riot in Sao Luis, Brazil, 6 dead. 2011...

The 1990 Strangeways Prison riot was a 25-day prison riot and rooftop protest at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, England. The riot began on 1 April 1990...

Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil, when military police stormed the penitentiary following a prison riot. The massacre, which left 111 prisoners...

The Amazonas prison massacres occurred on 26–27 May 2019 after a series of riots at five different prisons in Amazonas, Brazil. 55 prisoners have thus...

Brazil prison riots "Inmates beheaded, burned to death in deadly Brazil prison clash". DW.com. October 17, 2016. "Prison clashes in Brazil kill 18: media"...

The Oklahoma State Penitentiary, nicknamed "Big Mac", is a prison of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections located in McAlester, Oklahoma, on 1,556 acres...

had previously acted as informants for prison authorities. Police regained control of PNM 36 hours after the riots had begun. By then, thirty-three inmates...

killed during the riot. The riot has been described as one of the largest crises in Ohio prison history and one of the longest prison sieges in U.S. history...

that the riots were caused by recent clampdowns on illicit activity inside the country's prisons. In a televised address following the riot, she said...

The Apodaca prison riot occurred on 19 February 2012 at a prison in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico. Mexico City officials stated that at least 44 people were...

Birmingham after riots". ITV. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016. Grove, Alex (15 September 2018). "Inmate says Hull Prison 'on verge of riot and could...

led to three riots in the late 1950s. The first riot, called the "pea riot," took place on 30 July 1957 when the members of the prison band refused to...

The Fremantle Prison riot was a prison riot that occurred on 4 January 1988 at Fremantle Prison, in Western Australia. The riot was organised as a diversion...

The Peruvian prison massacres occurred on June 18–19, 1986, after a series of riots in the Lurigancho, Santa Bárbara, and El Frontón prisons in Lima and...

notoriety in the prison system and had new members joining within the prisons. Riots were a common occurrence and the gang culture became uncontrollable...

incidents at the makeshift prison. Despite the deaths, the National Islamic Movement militia did not reinforce security at the prison. John Kerry's report for...

HM Prison Ford (informally known as Ford Open Prison) is a Category D men's prison, located at Ford, in West Sussex, England, near Arundel and Littlehampton...

number of violent riots in its history. This prison riot was the worst in Sri Lanka's history since the 1983 riot, also at Welikada Prison, which left 53...

Kottasová (July 31, 2019). "Four more inmates killed after deadly riot in Brazil". CNN. "At least 40 inmates strangled to death in Amazon prison gang clashes"...

Polish prison riots refers to an outbreak of violence, which took place at four maximum-security prisons in northwestern Poland in late 1989. The riots were...

prison riot broke out at the Topo Chico prison near Monterrey, in northern Mexico. 49 inmates were killed during the riot and ensuing fire. The riot was...

São Paulo in July 2006. 2016 saw a new string of deadly prison riots. The nature of these riots was a turf war between the Primeiro Comando da Capital...

was one of the first LGBTQ-related riots in United States history, preceding the more famous 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City. It marked the beginning...