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Prisoners Riot, Threaten Prison Guard’s children.

By Dave ⋅ August 30, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

ABC News: Official: Prisoners Riot, Take Hostages in New Orleans

Aug. 30, 2005 — Inmates at a prison in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans have rioted, attempted to escape and are now holding hostages, a prison commissioner told ABC News affiliate WBRZ in Baton Rouge, La.

A deputy at Orleans Parish Prison, his wife and their four children have been taken hostage by rioting prisoners after riding out Hurricane Katrina inside the jail building, according to WBRZ.

Officials are expected to hold a press conference regarding the riots at 9 p.m. ET.

A woman interviewed by WBRZ said her son, a deputy at the prison whose family is among the hostages, told her that many of the prisoners have fashioned homemade weapons. Her son had brought his family there hoping they would be safe during the storm.

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  1. Water Risin’ Means Time To Loot Some Beer

    Sad…

    A looter carries a bucket of beer out of a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, as floodwaters continue to rise in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Monday. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
    Hope he enjoys it,…

    Posted by Say Anything | August 31, 2005, 12:26 am

  2. Why can’t the yjust have a heart?

    Posted by Celeste | September 1, 2005, 1:45 pm

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