The Nation - News from April 2, 1986
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Convicts at the Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia, S.C., overpowered a guard and went on a rampage, setting fires that caused heavy damage to buildings in the 1,000-inmate facility, officials said. The riot erupted about 7:30 p.m., and SWAT teams were called to reinforce about 100 guards at the prison. By midnight most of the convicts were under control, according to prison officials, who did not know what caused the incident.
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