Earlier this month a riot broke out at the Reeves County Detention Center. The GEO Group manages the west Texas prison through contracts with Reeves County and the Federal Bureau of Prisons; the facility has a 2,400-bed capacity.
During the riot, two recreational specialists, aged 57 and 60, were taken hostage. The center where the two worked was set on fire, and smoke could be scene from outside of the facility. The staffers were civilians and were not prison guards. The hostages were released at different times, but both were free by midnight the next morning. There has been no reporting to their condition during the incident. Initially, reports stated that there were no hostages although there obviously were:
NewsWest9 first reported there were hostages at the prison, but officials denied that before finally saying the information was true.
According to news reports, the riot may have been sparked by the death of one of the prisoners. The prisoners demanded better health care and food. Some of the prisoners also asked to speak with the Mexican Consulate; many of those incarcerated at the Reeves prison are undocumented immigrants.
The riot ended soon after it started and despite the hostages there were no other reports of violence from the facility. Additional news reports uncovered another death this month from the usual "natural causes." No additional information regarding these deaths or what may have led to them has been released publicly.
As usual with these incidents, GEO is being very secretive about what actually transpired. We will continue to monitor the news reports on the recent disturbances and mysterious deaths. As soon as we learn of anything new will be sure to let y'all know.
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Treat Prisoners like Prisoners
anyone in this country can
the inmates
Prisoners and riot
illegal immigrants
Human Rights... Even in jail.
HUMAN RIGHTS EVEN IN JAIL? LOL
treatment of prisoners
I have a very close friend who is in jail not because he did something wrong but because the Judge didn't do his job. Witnesses were threatened to be arrested even though they had nothing to do with what he was being charged with, illegal evidence was not surpressed after the Secret servic lied to the magistrate to get a search warrant. Anyways in a nut shell guards steal from prisoners, from the commisary and if you speak up you get thrown in the hole. Food is substandard my friend told me yesterday lunch was a dry hamburger patty some slop that was supposed to be mashed potatoes and two slices of bread. Most of the men there go hungry because they have no money to buy something else. If they want to eat more we have to order stuff through the commissary. the prison system is about making money they do not care about prisoners health or well being. there may be a few prisons that are okay but in general they are not a place that people are treated with any dignity. Regardless of the crime we are God's people and no matter what they have done they are still his children and those who abuse them will be held accountable maybe not here but a day of reckoning will happen and we will all have to explain our actions.
Guilty,guilty....GUILTY!
Guilty
riot in pecos 02-02-2009
Prisoners are prisoners have
Human Rights
It makes it that much harder
It makes it that much harder to cope and deal with when even the visitors are being mistreated.