Convicts at Polish Prison Riot Over Inmate Treatment
Hundreds of inmates rioted at a prison in central Poland, setting fires and smashing doors and windows during a nine-hour uprising, government officials said today.
The officials said order was restored early this morning. Government spokesman Jerzy Urban said he had no information on whether anyone was injured.
The disturbance began Monday night at Potulice prison, 150 miles west of Warsaw, when inmates objected to the treatment of a prisoner whom guards considered arrogant, Urban said.
Prison guards, police and fire officials used high-pressure water shot from hoses, tear gas and rubber truncheons to regain control of the prison, he said.
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