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Rebellion Ends as Oklahoma Prison Seized by Forces
McAlester Oklahoma authorities said full order was restored at the Oklahoma State Prison after an eight day riot. National Guardsmen and Highway Patrol troopers conducted sweeps freeing about 700 inmates. Three inmates died and more than 50 were injured as fires damaged the yard and a makeshift town built by prisoners.
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Tom Laceky
Associated Press
McAlester
Okla
David Hall
Oklahoma State Prison
National Guardsmen
Highway Patrol
Jerry Matheson
Thorugh
Matheson
Ed Hardy
Hall
National Guard
John Davis
Oklahoma City
McAlester General Hospital
Hardy
State Crime Bureau