PUTTING DOWN A RIOT.

Attends a mock prison riot which is staged annually for elite prison tactical teams from across the United States. Three days of freeing hostages, quelling riots and subdue unruly inmates using carefully choreographed tactics and the latest corrections gear available; Need for intimidation and a clear display of overwhelming force; How the growing prison population makes this training vital; Description of one mock exercise; How most of the technology is low tech as the client is corrections officials with limited budgets and real-world concerns; Description of some high technology items; How corrections personnel need to be assertive not aggressive; How the exercise can be scary for both sides; Restraint that is noticeable for its lack of injury; How the corrections officers view the Abu Ghraib prison abuse.