US prison riot leaves guard dead, 8 hurt

Authorities say a guard was killed and, at one point, hostages were taken during a riot at a Mississippi prison that holds illegal immigrants. The Sunday riot at the privately run prison in southwest Mississippi began around 2:40 p.m. CDT and involved dozens of inmates before it was brought under control that night. Adams County Sheriff Chuck Mayfield told the Natchez Democrat that 15 employees were freed at one time during the uprising by opening a fence and protecting the route with guns. The sheriff said in a statement early Monday that there were at least two dozen hostages being held at one time. The prison, which is owned and operated by Corrections Corp. of America, holds illegal immigrants, most for charges of re-entering the United States after being deported.