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Did understaffing cause "riot" at TYC's Gidding unit?

By Gritsforbreakfast

I'm curious to hear reactions from readers who work at the Texas Youth Commission about the disruption at the Giddings Unit (or "riot," depending on who you talk to) on May 5. AP reported that:More than 70 inmates at a Texas juvenile prison ran from their dorms and climbed into trees or on top of buildings before staff got them all back inside, Texas Youth Commission staff said Tuesday. No injuries were reported in Monday's night's incident at the Giddings State School in Giddings, the agency said. The incident started at about 8:30 p.m. when 74 inmates forced open fire exit doors and ran out of their dorms. Some of them climbed trees and others climbed to the roofs of buildings, said TYC spokesman Jim Hurley. "There were no fights, no injuries...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 07, 2008 (boomark / email).