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Diboll Correctional Center: 19 injured when Texas prison roof collapses
WPTV ^ | 7/19/2014 | Susanna Capelouto and John Newsome

Posted on 07/19/2014 1:59:55 PM PDT by markomalley

Nineteen inmates were injured when a roof of a private prison collapsed Saturday near Lufkin, Texas, fire officials said.

Ten prisoners were taken to hospitals by ambulance, and nine were transported as "walking wounded" from Diboll Correctional Center to area hospitals, according to prison officials.

At 11:30 a.m., the sheetrock ceiling of one of the five housing units in the prison collapsed, according to Management & Training Corporation (MTC), which operates the prison.

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1 posted on 07/19/2014 1:59:56 PM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

More Chinese drywall?


2 posted on 07/19/2014 2:01:11 PM PDT by Former Proud Canadian
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To: markomalley

Sheetrock... shouldn’t be too hard to fix.


3 posted on 07/19/2014 2:01:27 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: markomalley

These prisoners will have a bunch of walking around money once they are released from prison.


4 posted on 07/19/2014 2:04:48 PM PDT by Oliviaforever
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