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Jun 29, 2022 · In Ohio, Lucasville remains Ohio's longest and deadliest ever prison riot. We revisit the uprising on the 30th anniversary of the 11-day siege.
The Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (commonly referred to as Lucasville) is a maximum security prison located just outside Lucasville in Scioto County, Ohio.The prison was constructed in 1972. As of 2023, the warden is Cindy Davis.. The prison is perhaps best known for its April 1993 riot, in which a total of 450 prisoners rioted, resulting in an 11-day standoff between rioters and law ...
Apr 10, 2018 · LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A fight among inmates escalated into a riot Sunday at a maximum security prison, with inmates killing at least five fellow prisoners and holding at least eight guards hostage, authorities said.
Apr 11, 2018 · One of the largest crises in Ohio prison history began on April 11, 1993, when 450 prisoners rioted at the maximum security Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. The ensuing...
Apr 28, 2023 · 30 years ago this month, one of the longest prison riots in US history finally ended after 11 days. 400 inmates from three gangs at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville held that prison for nearly two weeks, and when the siege was over, one guard and nine inmates were dead.
Apr 11, 2023 · On April 11, 1993, the state prison outside the tiny Scioto County village of Lucasville was the focus of national attention as the longest prison riot in American history played itself out.
Apr 11, 2023 · 30 years later: Lucasville, Ohio, prison riot. Nine inmates and Corrections Officer Bob Vallandingham died in that 11-day siege that began on an Easter Sunday, leaving a community and a state...
Apr 11, 2023 · On April 11, 1993, Easter Sunday, some 450 prisoners in Cellblock L at the maximum-security facility started a riot that would become one of the longest in U.S. history. Over 11 days, nine inmates and a prison guard died.
Apr 11, 2023 · On April 11, 1993, the state prison outside the tiny Scioto County village of Lucasville was the focus of national attention as the longest prison riot in American history played itself out.
Apr 12, 2023 · On Easter Sunday in 1993, hundreds of inmates started the largest prison riot in Ohio’s history. When it was over, one guard and nine inmates were dead. More than 400 inmates took control of L-block at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville.
