Possible riot with multiple casualites at federal prison

Fox 35 Orlando ^ | 1/25/09 | Staff reports

[LA Woman3]

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- FOX 35 is investigating reports of an inmate riot at a federal prison in Sumter County.

Early reports indicate that there are mass casualties involving gun shot wounds at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex, which is located approximately 50 miles northwest of Orlando and 35 miles south of Ocala.

FOX 35 has a crew headed to the scene for more information and we will bring you more updates as they are confirmed.

Coleman Federal Correctional Complex is located just south of the central Florida town of Coleman, off of Highway 301. The complex consists of four facilities built to accommodate low to high security risk inmates.

[mass55th]

Obama’s fault.

[navyguy]

Violent felons killing each other? Why’d they stop it?

[FreeAtlanta]

Dang it, why can’t Obama do something about this????

[mysterio]

Why are inmates let out of their cells enough to stage a riot? And why are inmates allowed to be in gangs?

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Sounds like the perfect place for the Gitmo guys!

[Global2010]

BMarked.

Any Florida Freepers that can add to this unfolding event?

Guess Obama will have to call an emergency meeting with his advisors and sign an executive order to close down this prison ASAP. /sarc

[Wolfstar]

Federal inmates already rioting over whether or not the Gitmo detainees should be moved to their “house”.

[George from New England]

“Any Florida Freepers that can add to this unfolding event?”

Only about 30 miles to the north of my place. Lock and load just in case.

[riverrunner]

From what I am hear on the news sounds like the guards shot 9 of them or so.

[rednek]

Its zero’s fault. I expect to see much more of this in the very near future. My contacts within the Texas prison system tell me the brothers fully expect zero to swing open the doors and let them walk. No more whitey keepin the brothers down.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I’ve worked corrections... things have to had gone completely to hell for shooting to start.

[bdfromlv]

gang bangers killing each other is Karma but they usually want hostages for power and negotiations, most prison rioting these days is between black and hispanic gangs trying to control vice activities. shootings only occur in the yard to control the fighting groups or keep inmates from killing others and staff.

[LA Woman3]

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Authorities are reporting at least eight inmates have been hospitalized after an incident at a federal prison located northwest of Orlando. No staff members were injured.

Early reports indicated that there were mass casualties involving gun shot wounds at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex, which is approximately 50 miles northwest of Orlando and 35 miles south of Ocala.

"Everything is under control. The community is not in danger," said Tracy Billingsly, with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

Several emergency crews from Lake and Sumter counties arrived on scene shortly after 3 p.m.

A spokesperson with Orlando Regional Medical Center has confirmed that at least four people have been hospitalized and they are expecting three others to be brought to the complex. Numerous people were pulled out of the facility, five of which were loaded into separate ambulances. Patients arrived at ORMC, accompanied by federal agents.

FOX 35 has a crew on scene and is in the process of gathering more information. We will bring you more updates on MyFoxOrlando.com as they are confirmed. We will also have a report during FOX 35 News at 5 p.m.

Coleman Federal Correctional Complex is located just south of the central Florida town of Coleman, off of Highway 301. The complex consists of four facilities built to accommodate low to high security risk inmates.

MyFoxOrlando.com reported in October of 2007 on an incident at that same federal facility in which one inmate was stabbed and beaten to death. Osbaldo Farias, 36, and Gerardo Martinez, 29, were later charged with conspiracy to commit murder and first degree murder in the beating of fellow inmate Orlando Yazzie.

According to an investigation conducted by the Department of Justice, Farias and Yazzie were exercising in a recreation cage at the prison, when Farias stabbed Yazzie with a homemade knife approximately 13 times. Martinez then joined Farias in the attack and the two reportedly kicked and stomped Yazzie for approximately forty-five minutes. He later died from his injuries.

[spacejunkie01]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-bk-coleman-prison-012609,0,4718413.story

doesn’t sound like anyone’s dead yet but no real details

[bdfromlv]

even in max custody joints/institutions, inmate cells are opened at 6 am and only back in the cells prior to dinner for the 4 pm count and then let out until 10 pm for the night lockdown

[mass55th]

"Dang it, why can’t Obama do something about this????"

He's got to ask Greg Craig for instructions first.

[DoughtyOne]

I would take the courtyard space, expand the size of cells and keep everyone in solitary for the duration of their stay in prison. We allow these inmates to organize and even to direct things that take place outside the prison.

If you deserve to go to prison, you don’t deserve rights other than simple clothes, a cot, a toilet, three squares, and a safe environment.

What is forgotten all too often, is that even if a guy has done something wrong, he is deserving of a safe environment inside the prison. That is not the case in any of our prisons today IMO. If I were to go in, I would want my own space and to be left alone to do my time.

[Logic n' Reason]

OK! In a macabre sense, this is good news!

We now have openings in the general prison population for some of the Gitmo folks!

Yes sir...good news indeed!

[FreeAtlanta]

All the liberal comedians say, there is “NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT THAT!!!!”