Inmates protest over football game
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Posted 11:00AM on Sunday 25th August 2002 ( 22 years ago )
ATLANTA - Dozens of inmates at the Fulton County jail resisted guards Saturday night when it was time to go to bed but the Atlanta Falcons football game wasn't over yet. <br>
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Sheriff Jackie Barrett says more than 150 law enforcement were called in and the inmates willingly went back to their cells after a cooling off period. <br>
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Barrett says the inmates were caught up in a close game that the Falcons ended up winning 21-19. <br>
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About 105 inmates were in the area of the disturbance. Most of them were being held for nonviolent crimes. <br>
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Barrett says she has the names of two ringleaders who led the resistance.
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