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Murder, kidnapping, torture and intimidation were a routine part of Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) operations during the Vietnam War.They were intended to liquidate opponents such as officials, leaders, military personnel, civilians who collaborated with the South Vietnamese government, erode the morale of South Vietnamese government employees, cow the populace and boost ...
A prison riot is an act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group of prisoners against the prison administrators, prison officers, or other groups of prisoners.. Academic studies of prison riots emphasize a connection between prison conditions (such as prison overcrowding) and riots, [1] [2] [3] or discuss the dynamics of the modern prison riot.
Son Thang, South Vietnam 16 killed U.S. Marine Corps: Thạnh Mỹ massacre: June 11, 1970 Thạnh Mỹ Village, Quế Sơn District, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam 78 Viet Cong: Đức Dục. massacre. March 29, 1971 Đức Dục District, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam 103 Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietnam: Shelling of Highway 1
The prison was built in 1949–1950 by French colonialists as a place to detain political dissidents. During the Vietnam War, it was used for the detention of captured Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers. The prison covered an area of 40,000 square metres (0.015 sq mi).
In the end, inmates faced convictions stemming from the Pontiac prison riot but no one faced murder charges for the three guards who were killed. 1978 Pontiac Correctional Center riot: Warring ...
Cà Mau has several attractions that draw domestic and international tourists. These include several wild bird parks, the southernmost point in Vietnam (called Mũi Cà Mau), and a number of pagodas. Near Cà Mau is the U Minh area with its famous mangrove forest and swamp cuisine: fish hot pots, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Khmer cuisines. Cà Mau ...
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These four former correctional officers were recognized at a remembrance ceremony for the 1978 riot at Pontiac Correctional Center. The officers are, from left, Richard Jones, Kelly Jones, Tom ...