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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/4/1586514171163.png" alt="Law enforcement arrive to assist at the Lansing Correctional Facility Thursday -<a href="https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/prison-inmates-trash-cell-block-at-lansing-correctional-facility">photo courtesy Fox4Kansas City</a>" />
 <figcaption>Law enforcement arrive to assist at the Lansing Correctional Facility Thursday -<a href="https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/prison-inmates-trash-cell-block-at-lansing-correctional-facility">photo courtesy Fox4Kansas City</a></figcaption>
 </figure>LANSING, Kan. (AP) — Dozens of inmates at the Lansing Correctional Facility in Kansas rampaged through offices, breaking windows and setting small fires for several hours before the facility was secured, a prison official said Friday.The disturbance began about 3 p.m. Thursday in medium-security cell house C, said Randy Bowman, spokesman for the Kansas Department of Corrections. By 9 p.m., some inmates had given up or gone back to their cells.All inmates were secured and accounted for by about 1 a.m. Friday, Bowman said in an email cited by NBC News. Bowman did not immediately return a message left Friday morning by The Associated Press seeking an update.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/4/1586514248901.png" alt="From above the Lansing Correctional Facility Thursday -image <a href="https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/prison-inmates-trash-cell-block-at-lansing-correctional-facility">courtesy Fox4KansasCity</a>" />
 <figcaption>From above the Lansing Correctional Facility Thursday -image <a href="https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/prison-inmates-trash-cell-block-at-lansing-correctional-facility">courtesy Fox4KansasCity</a></figcaption>
 </figure>No injuries were reported and staff members were able to leave the cell house after the riot began.Bowman said the disturbance started when some inmates refused to return to their cells as ordered. He said it appeared about 50 inmates were involved at first, with between 20 or 30 participating through the evening.It’s unclear what started the riot, Bowman said.The Lansing prison has drawn attention recently amid the coronavirus crisis, with the corrections department reporting 14 staff and 12 inmates with confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the facility.On Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/ac07990b544da59f4a72588fe2a58f2f">asked the Kansas Supreme Court</a>&nbsp;to immediately release prisoners who have preexisting medical conditions that make them vulnerable to the coronavirus. That class action petition is on behalf of seven inmates at prisons including the Lansing facility.-------The department said Thursday that state officials recognize that inmates and prison staff are especially at risk of infection and have taken steps to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in corrections facilities.LANSING, Kan. (AP) — Several inmates from one cell house at the Lansing Correctional Facility rampaged through offices, destroying windows and setting small fires for several hours Thursday, prison officials said.The disturbance began about 3 p.m. in medium-security cell house C, said Randy Bowman, spokesman for the Kansas Department of Corrections. By 9 p.m., some inmates had given up or gone back to their cells but others continued the rampage.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/4/1586514248901.png" alt="The scene above the Lansing Correctional Facility Thursday -image courtesy <a href="https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/prison-inmates-trash-cell-block-at-lansing-correctional-facility">Fox4KansasCity</a>" />
 <figcaption>The scene above the Lansing Correctional Facility Thursday -image courtesy <a href="https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/prison-inmates-trash-cell-block-at-lansing-correctional-facility">Fox4KansasCity</a></figcaption>
 </figure>Bowman said the uproar began when some inmates refused to return to their cells as ordered. He said it appeared about 50 inmates were involved at first with between 20 or 30 participating through the evening.Staff members were able to leave the cell house and there were no reports of injuries.It’s unclear what started the riot, Bowman said.Staff and law enforcement officers who were monitoring the events through video and on-site had not witnessed any physical violence as of 9 p.m., Bowman said. Extra corrections department staff from Topeka and other law enforcement agencies were on standby.Prison officials planned to continue monitoring the situation unless the inmates escalated the violence, he said.The corrections department has reported 14 staff and 12 inmates have confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the Lansing prison.------LANSING, Kan. (AP) — Several inmates from one cell house at the Lansing Correctional Facility got out of their cells and are destroying property, prison officials said.The riot began about 3 p.m. Thursday in medium-security cell house C, Randy Bowman, according to spokesman for the Kansas Department of Corrections.About 20 inmates were still destroying property but others had returned to their cells three hours later, Bowman said.Staff members were able to leave the cell house and there were no immediate reports of injuries.It’s unclear what started the riot, Bowman said.The events are being monitored through video and on-site and extra corrections department staff from Topeka and other law enforcement agencies are on standby.The corrections department has reported 14 staff and 12 inmates have confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the Lansing prison.

Update: Coronavirus at Kan. prison; inmates riot, set fires