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Lee Correctional Prison Riot

15 Apr 2018 · 42.85° N, 78.27° W

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15 Apr 2018
Kind
Riot
Coordinates
42.85° N, 78.27° W
Description
Prison riot in South Carolina, United States

Lee Correctional Prison Riot

Prison riot in South Carolina, United States

A prison riot at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina, United States occurred on April 15, 2018. Starting as a prison cell robbery, violence between prison gangs intensified into a full-blown riot leading to the death of seven prisoners. It was the most violent prison riot in the United States within the last 25 years.

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