Prison Riots: Convicts Rebel in State Penitentiaries.
Prison Riots: Convicts Rebel in State Penitentiaries.
Prison Riots: Convicts Rebel in State Penitentiaries. Prison outbreaks are in the news, as rioting inmates at Rahway, N.J., and Jackson, Michigan, barricade themselves in their cells as protest measures. Jackson, Michigan Most serious rioting takes place at Southern Michigan prison, where 200 convicts are holding guards as hostages, turn cell block into a shambles. Exterior shots of prison, daytime, guards at posts, etc. - some shots could pass for generic prison situation. Man (warden?) sits on steps outdoors, talking with a group of other men (reporters?). Rahway, New Jersey Exteriors of another prison, this one with some evident damage to some windows. Armed state troopers outside the facility, also on rooftop. Views through bars of convicts, prisoners, as they lean against open windows (open but the men are locked in by the bars).