Tennessee Prison Inmates Quieted, Restricted to Cells
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PIKEVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities ordered inmates of a state prison restricted to their cells Tuesday after a disturbance quelled by guards who used tear gas against about 200 prisoners, officials said.
A corrections spokesman said that no one was seriously hurt and there was no damage in the incident, which started when an inmate was placed in a segregation unit.
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