FOXNews.com: One Dead, 5 Injured inMississippi Prison Riot

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One Dead, 5 Injured inMississippi Prison Riot May 21st 2012, 03:22 An ongoing prison riot in Mississippi has left one guard dead and five injured, authorities say. The "inmate disturbance" began at 2:40pm at the Adams County Correctional Facility – a 2,567 low-security prison in Natchez, Miss., the Natchez Democrat reports. Sheriff Chuck Mayfield told the newspaper that the riot was linked to a power struggle among hierarchies within the inmate ranks. Witnesses say they saw white smoke – possibly tear gas – and sounds of gunfire coming from inside the prison. Five employees at the prison were sent to a local hospital to be treated for various injures, the Natchez Democrat reports, while additional members are receiving medical care on-site. Authorities say no inmates have escaped the prison. Click for more from the Natchez Democrat.

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