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A Prison is a place for violent people, and Prisons Are Gymnasiums, so in fiction, riots are natural. The Hero usually plays a One-Man Army. Convicts and guards are usually Color Coded for Your Convenience. Riots are usually a cover-up for a Great Escape. Related to The Mutiny.
Examples of Prison Riot include:
Film[]
- Amistad, on a slaveship/PrisonShip.
- Blood In Blood Out
- Face Off, following Get Into Jail Free.
- The Last Castle
Live-Action TV[]
- Prison Break
- Roots, on the slaveship/PrisonShip.
- Prison riots are a constant threat in Oz. One erupts in the first season finale "A game of Checkers".
Video Games[]
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Splinter Cell Double Agent, as a cover-up for the Great Escape