He gave his life in the line of work, in the line of duty, during a prison riot at a fortress near Mazar-e Sharif.

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Luke Van Sickle, president of the prison guards' union at Lucasville, said the shadow of the riot is always present at the 1, 625-acre prison, where 1, 365 inmates are housed.

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For example, Parc, a prison near Bridgend, had two suicides and experienced a mini-riot in its first six months of operation.

ECONOMIST: Prisons