Texas
Related: About this forumWillacy County 'tent city' prison guards pointed guns at firemen, chief says
RAYMONDVILLE Miscommunication late Wednesday night led prison guards to point guns at Raymondville firefighters who responded to a fire call from the so-called tent-city prison nearly a week after an inmate uprising left the facility under a heightened security level, officials said Thursday.
Raymondville Police Chief Oscar Gutierrez said guards pointed their guns at firefighters after a pumper truck, two fire trucks and several private vehicles were allowed through the prison gates to respond to the prisons fire call about 10 p.m. Wednesday.
There was unacceptable gun-pointing at some firemen, Gutierrez said. That was not necessary. It wasnt exactly receptive. I made the decision that it was unsafe for fire department personnel and units to be there so we went back to the station.
An official said a fire inside the prison was put out with a fire extinguisher before the firefighters arrived.
Read more: http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/willacy-tent-city-prison-guards-pointed-guns-at-firemen-chief/article_549c55ae-be2a-11e4-b92a-d3f154b4cd0d.html
[font color=green]Other news about the tent city prison:[/font]
The ACLUs report stated that the organizations inspection found overflowing toilets that leaked sewage, an instance in which tap water started to look yellowish green and inadequate medical treatment.
http://stxc.blogspot.com/
[font color=green]Is this really a surprise for a privately run prison with the contract given to the lowest bidder?[/font]
msongs
(67,441 posts)marble falls
(57,204 posts)lowered my news awareness.
Thank you for posting this, TT!
TexasTowelie
(112,417 posts)I'm surprised that the news media did not make the connection between this riot and the riot that occurred in Arizona. However, I would say that living in small Texas towns for half of my life probably made me more aware of what happened in the news because there is nothing to do and I'm bored as hell.