Man. police charge 18 in prison riot

Fri, 03/05/2010 - 12:26

 WINNIPEG - Brandon Police Service has now charged 18 men for their alleged involvement in a riot at Brandon Correctional Centre last year.

Up to 27 inmates were involved in the Oct. 4, 2009 uprising, which was quelled by the corrections emergency response team, police said.

Six of the 18 men were still in custody at BCC and charged Feb. 23.

The rest have been charged by way of arrest warrants and are no longer in Brandon, police said.

4 more charged in 2009 prison riot

Thu, 03/04/2010 - 02:00

 WINNIPEG - Four more men have been charged for their alleged involvement in a riot at a Manitoba jail last year, bringing to 10 the number of people facing charges so far.

The Winnipeg Police Service arrested four suspects Feb. 26, assisting the Brandon Police Service, which is conducting the investigation into the uprising at Brandon Correctional Centre.

The men arrested by Winnipeg police had been transferred to a different facility or released from jail since the riot last October.

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