Prisoners riot at Saint-Jrme detention centre

The union representing Quebec corrections officers is blaming overcrowding for another riot insideone of the province'sjails.

A small riot broke out in the Saint-Jrme detention centre's maximum security wing last night around 8:30 p.m.

Corrections officer union president Stphane Lemaire said tensions are spilling over into violence because of constant overcrowding in the province's detention centres.

It took three hours to get the situation under control.

No one was injured during the event.

A group of inmates at the Hull jailheld police at bay for eight hoursafter barricading themselves inside their wing last week.