Police charge 21 prisoners over Cessnock correctional centre

By Sam Rigney
Updated July 31 2020 - 4:32pm, first published July 30 2020 - 3:30pm
DISORDER: Police outside Cessnock Correctional Centre on the day of the riot in April. Police this week charged 21 men with rioting, participating in a criminal group and damaging property. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
DISORDER: Police outside Cessnock Correctional Centre on the day of the riot in April. Police this week charged 21 men with rioting, participating in a criminal group and damaging property. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

A MAN accused of an attempted murder plot, a prolific armed robber and a car thief are among the 21 inmates charged over a riot at Cessnock jail that caused more than $134,000 in damage in April.

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