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Investigators conclude that bad food was not the cause of a fiery riot at a Kentucky prison in August.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Inmates at Northpoint Training Center rioted in August because the warden had put the prison on lockdown four days earlier and implemented a new schedule that restricted inmates' time in the yard, recreation areas and library, according to a report released today by the Department of Corrections.

The main cause of the fiery riot at Northpoint Training Center near Danville in August was inmate anger over a lockdown and restrictions imposed following a fight, according to a 22-page report released by the state Department of Corrections Friday.

Investigators have concluded that bad food wasn't the primary cause of a fiery riot at a Kentucky prison in August.

Bad food was not the primary cause of a prison riot in central Kentucky in August.

FRANKFORT - Despite previous claims, investigators said Friday that bad food wasn't the primary cause of a fiery riot at a central Kentucky prison in August.

A guard at the Northpoint Training Center testified Friday, the inmates who rioted and set fire to buildings in August were upset by the food they were being served.

Let's settle a few points at the outset. First, prison inmates haven't exactly earned the right to be coddled with haute cuisine.

Roederer Correctional Complex recently selected staff members to be named employee and supervisor of the quarter.

The locks on some prison doors at Northpoint Training Center near Danville were substandard, allowing inmates to burst through them during an Aug.

A Kentucky prosecutor says that more than 100 inmates will be criminally charged for their role in an August 21 riot.

We're learning more about the possible causes of a massive prison riot at Northpoint Training Center this past August in Boyle County.

FRANKFORT - Northpoint Training Center plans to discipline at least 175 inmates for starting a riot at the prison in August, Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lisa Lamb said.

Surveys of Kentucky's prison inmates indicate they are less pleased with the food they're served than they were a few years ago.

Plans to rebuild a central Kentucky prison destroyed in a riot are progessing. State officials hired Lexington-based GRW Engineers to oversee the design of Northpoint Training Center in Boyle County.

Workers at the Northpoint Training Center will begin serving food out of a makeshift kitchen Monday, nearly two months after the worst inmate riot in modern Kentucky history.

Rioting inmates set fire to a Kentucky prison in the US, damaging six buildings and causing minor injuries to eight staff members and eight prisoners.

Plans are underway to rebuild a Kentucky prison, heavily damaged in a riot. The state plans to have a decision by next week on who will rebuild the Northpoint Training Center in Boyle County.

Hopkins County, KY Families of state prison inmates, prison employees and inmates themselves are not happy with the quality or quantity of prison food, says State Rep.

The Duct Tape Bandit will be stuck in prison for at least three more years. Last month, the Kentucky Parole Board voted to defer Kasey G. Kazee's parole for 36 months.