Jail siege ends

Wednesday 21 April 1993 23:02 BST
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LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Inmates yesterday left their besieged cell block at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, ending a 10-day uprising that left at least eight people dead. The prisoners agreed to surrender after Warden Arthur Tate promised no retaliation against rioters and a review of some prison procedures inmates had opposed.

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