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Inmates at Kinross Correctional Facility in the Upper Peninsula turned violent Saturday and trashed their housing units, starting a small fire, smashing sinks, and breaking at least one window.
No prison staff or inmates were injured, but non-custodial staff was evacuated Saturday afternoon and emergency response teams and other extra officers from nearby prisons were on the scene helping to restore order.
On Friday, kitchen staff and other inmates with prison jobs refused to show up for work, participating in what was planned as a nationwide protest of prisoner conditions to coincide with the 45th anniversary of the Attica Correctional Facility riots in upstate New York.
