Initial reports suggest anywhere from 150 to 200 inmates were involved in a large scale riot involving weapons on the Badger Section Reception Center exercise yard at about 11:30 a.m. Feb. 9. Staff utilized chemical agents, non-lethal and lethal force to quell the incident.
Inmates were assessed for injuries and those with more severe injuries were transported to local hospitals by ambulances and state vehicles. Several inmates were slashed and/or stabbed multiple times during the incident and four are currently being treated at an outside hospital for non-life threatening injuries. No staff were injured.
The institution was placed on a modified program pending further investigation into this matter.
Mainline Prisoners returned to normal program on Feb. 14. The program status for the reception center is “modified program.”
