Twenty-one people charged over April riot at Cessnock jail

By Nick Bielby
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:18am, first published July 30 2020 - 9:29am
Police at the scene on April 30. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
Police at the scene on April 30. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

More than 20 inmates have been charged over a riot at Cessnock jail earlier this year - a scene where several prisoners allegedly made their way to the roof and while others are accused of barricading themselves away from staff in an incident that allegedly caused more than $130,000 damage.

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