1. The inmates overpowered and tied up two guards, nine maintenance workers and three other inmates, some of whom have testified that they suffer lingering injuries. 2. Inmates overpowered armed guards and climbed a perimeter wall using a rope of prison uniforms tied together, Chidhumo said. 3. The inmates had already overpowered several maintenance supervisors and a correctional officer. 4. The inmates overpowered civilian workers and a prison guard, and stole a pickup truck and firearms. 5. The inmates overpowered one guard and took his gun while using a restroom, then returned to the prison van and overpowered the other guard, Whorton said. 6. The inmate overpowered the guard there and opened an exterior gate freeing the other six prisoners. 7. The inmates overpowered the guards Monday night and are believed to have at least three guns. 8. The uprising began Thursday morning, when inmates overpowered guards and set fire to mattresses. 9. Two Nevada prison inmates overpowered two guards and escaped during a rest stop while being transported to other facilities Saturday. |