The uprising at El Dorado Correction Facility Sunday warranted a larger response than past incidents, according to emergency responders.
The Kansas Department of Corrections says about 100 inmates refused to come in from the yard and started several small fires. Everything was resolved within a few hours without any injuries. We know up to 125 emergency responders were called in to help get the situation under control.
This is the second straight year flare ups have caused concern at the prison. But first resopnders say Sunday’s situation was different and called for a much larger response.
(Read more: KWCH News)