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Prison Uprising at Lorton Ends After 20 Hours
Prisoners at Lorton Reformatory seized 10 hostages during a 20 hour stand off after armed inmates burst from the dining hall during a Christmas night movie. Negotiations led to release of seven hostages and surrender of weapons as DC officials refused immunity from prosecution for ringleaders.
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Edward Roby Lorton
UPI
Hong Kong
Lorton Reformatory
District of Columbia
David Hopkins
D.C
Hopkins
Mo Cavanaugh
Attica
New York
Thomas Reed
Cavanaugh
Corrections Department
Delbert Jackson