Source: The Associated Press (TX), Wednesday, February 4, 2009
PECOS, Texas - Law enforcement officers and equipment on Tuesday moved in and out of a federal prison heavily damaged by inmate rioting over the weekend.
The company that runs the Reeves County Detention Center says Saturday's riot, the second in two months, left the facility unable to resume normal operations.
A group of eight to 10 officers wearing what appeared to be SWAT gear entered the compound about 1:30 p.m. They emerged about 25 minutes later, then re-entered.
GEO Group Inc. said in a statement that inmates in two of the center's three units remain under staff view. The company said inmates remain "cooperative and compliant" and no serious injuries were reported.
PECOS, Texas - Law enforcement officers and equipment on Tuesday moved in and out of a federal prison heavily damaged by inmate rioting over the weekend.
The company that runs the Reeves County Detention Center says Saturday's riot, the second in two months, left the facility unable to resume normal operations.
A group of eight to 10 officers wearing what appeared to be SWAT gear entered the compound about 1:30 p.m. They emerged about 25 minutes later, then re-entered.
GEO Group Inc. said in a statement that inmates in two of the center's three units remain under staff view. The company said inmates remain "cooperative and compliant" and no serious injuries were reported.
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