Uprising ends at Lansing Correctional Facility

Things are back to normal after an uprising at the prison in Lansing.

INMATES AT THE LANSINGCORRECTIONAL FACILITYARBACK IN THER CELLSTHIS MORNING AFTER ADISTURBANCE IN ONE OFTHE SECTIONS.IT CAME ON THE SAME DAYNUMBERS OF CONFIRMEDCASES OF COVID-19THERE, ROSE TO12 INMATESAND 14 STAFF MEMBERS.THIS MORNING, 41 ACTIONEWS REPORTER CHARLIEKEEGAN IS LIVE OUTSIDETHE PRISON TO EXPLAINWHAT'S HAPPENING NOW.EVERYTHING APPEARS TOBE CALM NOW.OVERNIGHT WE SAWDOZENS OF CARS LEAVETHE PARKING LOT OF THELANSING CORRECTIONALFACILITY.MANY OF THE PEOPLE INTHE CAR WERE WEARINGPOLICE CLOTHING - ONEOF THEM TOLD MEEVERYTHING IS GOODAGAIN INSIDE THE PRISON.THIS MORNING - I CALLEDTHE DEPT OFCORRECTIONS FOR ANUPDATE - BUT AM STILLWAITING TO HEAR BACK.LET'S GET YOU TO VIDEOFROM THE PRISONYESTERDAY.A MAN INSIDE SAID A LOOF WHAT HAPPENEDYESTERDAY WAS ABOUTHIS FELLOW INMATESBEING UPSET WITH THEWAY THE PRISON ISRESPONDING TO THECOVID-19 OUTBREAK HERE.AND IT HIGHLIGHTS ALARGER ISSUE OF HOW TOPROTECT PRISONERSACROSS THE STATE FROMCOVID-19.THE MAN TOLD USINMATES IN CELL BLOCK CWERE CONCERNED ABOUTGETTING FACE MASKS TOPROTECT THEM FROMCOVID-19 AFTER THEPRISON MOVED INFECTEDPRISONERS TO TINFIRMARY WHICH IS NEARTHEIR CELLNo one is hurting anyone, noneofthe individuals.

None of theinmatesare hurting each other.

But theyarejust breaking stuff because theyangrTHE STATE SAID IT WASBEGINNING TO HAND OUTFACE MASKS TOPRISONERS HEREYESTERDAY.BUT THAT MAY NOT BEENOUGH.THE ACLU AND THEFEDERAL PUBLICDEFENDER WORKING INKANSAS HAVE BOTHCALLED ON LEADERS TORELEASE PRISONERS WHOARE SUSCEPTIBLE TOCOVID-19 AND KEEP SOMEPRE-TRIAL DEFENDANTSOUT OF JAIL UNTILTHEY"RE CONVICTED.TUESDAY GOVERNORLAURA KELLY MADE APROMISE TO WORK ONTHESE POSSIBILITIES.REPORTING LIVE INLANSING KANSAS CHARLIEKEEGAN 41 ACTION NEWSTODA