DeVry U: Justice Administration - U.S. Homeland Security (Criminology): "Pelican Bay State Prison, located outside Crescent City, California, is the state’s most secure facility available, housing the area’s most serious male criminal offenders" (Steiner, 2005). Riots at Pelican Bay Prison were allegedly due to "Latino and White inmates coupled together against the Black inmates" which resulted in nearly 200 inmate injuries inclusive of gunfire wounds, unfortunately (NPR, 2000). References Steiner, B. (2005). PELICAN BAY STATE PRISON. Encyclopedia Of Prisons And Correctional Facilities ROBERT, S. (n.d). Analysis: Pelican Bay prison riot in California. All Things Considered (NPR), [Authors: Lens, Sakhi]

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    Rachel Sakhi

    WednesdayOct 4 at 10:15pm

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    Hello Ms. Oswald, 

    My name is Rachel. This post is informative. How may I ask did you come across this 

    new article? What lead you to the website link? Are there any corresponding articles related to the topic that you found, but instead from the DeVry University library of publications? 

    In response to this particular discussion post I have become inspired to review the same exact topic and here's the results: 

    • "Pelican Bay State Prison, located outside Crescent City, California, is the state’s most secure facility available, housing the area’s most serious male criminal offenders" (Steiner, 2005).
    • Riots at Pelican Bay Prison were allegedly due to "Latino and White inmates coupled together against the Black inmates" which resulted in nearly 200 inmate injuries inclusive of gunfire wounds, unfortunately (NPR, 2000).

    References

    1. Steiner, B. (2005). PELICAN BAY STATE PRISON. Encyclopedia Of Prisons And Correctional Facilities 
    2. ROBERT, S. (n.d). Analysis: Pelican Bay prison riot in California. All Things Considered (NPR),

    
    

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  Dirk Lens

  Oct 1, 2017Oct 1 at 11:55am

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  Professor;

  Prison riots happen all over the world and there are some pretty brutal ones where people are killed, by burning, beheaded, shot, etc.  One riot in particular was in Brazil. The Fortaleza riot was pretty vicious.  they burned a man alive as he was tied to a foam mattress.  Apparently the guards went on strike which meant there was no one to run the daily family visits which outraged the prisoners.  when you see the living conditions in some of these prisons in Brazil, you think we have it pretty good. The problem with these riots are that the anger is fueled by violence so it builds up and now other prisoners are at risk of being killed along with anyone of authority.  When you live like animals, there will be a boiling point at some time.  It is human nature to take so much abuse before you lash out.

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