Minnesota prison on emergency lockdown after dozens of inmates refuse to go back to cells
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The Minnesota Correction Facility at Stillwater was put on emergency location after around 100 inmates refused to return to their cells on Sunday, authorities say.
The Minnesota Department of Corrections told FOX 9 Minneapolis that the prison's staff members were removed from common areas. A Special Operations Response Team was also deployed to handle the crisis.
Two prison officers were in a secure control area as of Sunday afternoon, and have been in contact with authorities.
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