Over 100 Prisoners Protest at Correctional Facility in Washington After 6 Cases of CCP Virus

Over 100 Prisoners Protest at Correctional Facility in Washington After 6 Cases of CCP Virus
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More than 100 prison inmates protested late Wednesday at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Washington state, in what authorities believe was caused by six positive cases of the CCP virus among the inmates.

Several law enforcement agencies, involving state and local police, helped to eventually bring the situation under control after the inmates threatened to set fires and take the law enforcement officers hostage.