Military troops stopped the attempted prison break, and authorities were investigating to determine who was responsible, the statement said.

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It is not the first time the federal authorities have tried to break up the prison gangs by moving them to different jails.

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Jail break films have long been a staple offering of Hollywood but, in a real life reversal of form, the Los Angeles Times reported that a former prisoner of the California State Prison in Sacramento, one Marvin Ussery, attempted to break into the jail.

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Even a reputation for competence was undermined in 1996 after an official report into a prison break-out put the blame on a system riddled with deficiencies.

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Many honest persons, desiring neither to break the law nor go to prison, will thereby be deterred from owning guns.

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Prison Break, and Universal HD features the 2007 US Open tennis tournament.

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Fox's Prison Break hasn't made much impact on the News Corp.

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Fox's Prison Break hasn't made much impact on the News Corp. (nyse: NWS - news - people )-owned TV network yet--it was the 60th most popular show on television last week.

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Shows such as Fox's 24 and Prison Break, ABC's Lost and Grey's Anatomy, and the CW Network's Everybody Hates Chris are now being streamed using Move software.

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