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New York Post
26 Apr 2023


NextImg:Massachusetts jail left in ruin after chaotic 6-hour standoff between inmates and staff leads to $200,000 in damages

A Massachusetts prison was left in tatters following a six-hour standoff between inmates and staff, where the prisoners trashed the facility and brandished sharpened furniture as weapons.

Shocking photos recently released by police show the aftermath of the standoff that broke out in two housing units at the Bristol County House of Correction on Friday, with rows of hallways and rooms left completely in ruin.

Along with the destroyed doors and windows — and trash that was littered everywhere — the photos show the makeshift hammers, axes and shivs.

Altogether, officials say the inmates caused about $200,000 worth of damages at the jail, located in North Dartmouth, about 60 miles south of Boston.

The Bristol County Sheriff’s Office said the stand-off broke out when the inmates were supposed to be moved to allow for construction at the jailhouse that would help keep inmates locked in their cells.

The housing units have communal bathrooms, meaning that under state law, the jail could not lock inmates in their cells.

Officials said the prison was looking to add toilets, door locks and suicide-resistant bunk beds to the cells, but the inmates refused to be moved for the renovations.

The Bristol County House of Correction was left in ruin following a six-hour standoff.
Bristol County Sheriff's Office
The inmates constructed weapons out of destroyed furniture.
The inmates constructed weapons out of destroyed furniture.
Bristol County Sheriff's Office
The cells didn't have locks on them because of state regulations over the lack of bathrooms, which the prison was looking to update.
The cells didn’t have locks on them because of state regulations over the lack of bathrooms, which the prison was looking to update.
Bristol County Sheriff's Office

As tensions rose, the correctional officers stopped the process and quickly left that area of the prison to avoid becoming hostages, locking the doors as they ran.

The inmates then took over the area, and sent out a list of demands to the jail staff, including televisions, cheaper canteen prices, more magazines and vocational and substance abuse programs, Fox News reported.

Bristol County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jonathan Darling told the outlet that the prison was already working to make those things available to the inmates, and when they communicated that through a note, the prisoners tore it up.

Between 130 to 150 officers were called in to quell the standoff and take the prison unit back.
Between 130 to 150 officers were called in to quell the standoff and take the prison unit back.
Bristol County Sheriff's Office
The halls were littered with garbage and weapons.
The halls were littered with garbage and weapons.
Bristol County Sheriff's Office
Several doors were destroyed.
Several doors were destroyed.
Bristol County Sheriff's Office
The prison estimates the damages at $200,000 between the two housing units.
The prison estimates the damages at $200,000 between the two housing units.
Bristol County Sheriff's Office
The standoff concluded without any reported injuries.
The standoff concluded without any reported injuries.
Bristol County Sheriff's Office

The prison opted to keep negotiating with the prisoners while they waited for reinforcements, with 130 to 150 officers deployed to subdue the inmates with flash bangs and pepper spray.

Officials said no one was injured when the prison was taken back, and that those involved in the standoff were moved to other cells or jails in other counties.

The inmates are expected to be charged with the destruction of property as the prison works to document all the damages suffered in the housing units, which hold between 70 to 75 men each.

“Ultimately, the funds [for repairs] will come from our budget or the state Department of Capital Asset Management,” Darling noted. “We will seek restitution from the inmates who face charges in connection with the standoff.”