# Deadly USP Beaumont fight triggers nationwide federal prison lockdown

Other January 31, 2022 · [USP Beaumont](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/bmp-usp-beaumont-united-states-penitentiary-texas)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

The nationwide lockdown is the institutional story here. One serious incident at one penitentiary changed movement and programming for federal inmates thousands of miles away.

## 9 stories on file

- Feb 3, 2022 [Why a fatal fight in a Beaumont federal prison led to a nationwide lockdown](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxPZUh4TXJyR1c1QkQyUldHWG1PSGFia3pJOF9pV3I3NTI4TWNidUFvZ08zMFkyQ0JXQlY3cGxDTVNkWGI1QWJxNnZPSWM3MUJ6Vng3aXNsSTZHMzRuRTZ5OF96ZnVWbUc4Nl80Q3dOUzdfU1hpUXh5NmlmeTRtNFRqcTlwS2VKaDMwNlNyTFF1Z3hVOF9icWIwemtGRjZJS0xOdXNxNElTY3JsMHN3eDZj?oc=5) Texas Standard
- Feb 3, 2022 [Worker safety questioned in wake of Beaumont prison brawl](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxPaGVKYmMtNVFKVEd2ZWhfaGNrcTY2QUd5aXhmanBQeXJZNGNIeEh5M0ZwbE9EQm05UWlhbVJqMlZocnhoNzlnb2NVQ2NnbHQ4MkxJM0EtMUZ1RmdJVUFCVFNzbVdfQmRWUkZmNE81QW9LV21TTEk0WmNwa2ZFOUgxalhBaDdvN2h3NEs0dg?oc=5) theexaminer.com
- Feb 2, 2022 [Protocols during Beaumont Federal Prison lockdown following violent deaths of two inmates](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigwFBVV95cUxQQ1R1WWtPWmN2bWhnVWlzcnN3NXU2Mko1aGdMM18yYnJYcnFHYkZLRGwxUjZ3WTFiVjMwN0dFa3pIbno5b2NKOFBYa2FHUTVGMDRhM3VhRV9HYkhZLWRRWEMyYkJDc1hfV09QbzBNYmEwc1ZFNnZ3N2xlemlQVGNzY0pTRQ?oc=5) KFDM
- Feb 2, 2022 [Federal Bureau Of Prisons On National Lockdown After Deadly Fights at USP Beaumont](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0AFBVV95cUxOc0tkMkVwNm9wWngtR0tIRWFWZm9vT2JxVFdMVDZYeUQxektnTmt5VWVpR2VLQlUySjJ4Q1RyM3pzUlVFbzQzUnRZdk9nQThNVW44NW0xQ0gxSV93Ym5fZzlBNGdoazBUZ2RNYTQwdVZodTJ1aDJwVnNZNXBVVTNNTU44WXhtdnVsWlpxQWtrVlVEMS15SE9lemo1b2d0aTFMaFBqRHBIZHEwZXlGSFhZNkwxQkVtVmhUTDBfVTlyeFRWY2Nyc0h4b2hOR1RBMXh4?oc=5) Forbes
- Feb 1, 2022 [Mom of inmate at Beaumont federal prison advocating for reform in wake of recent deaths, lockdown](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi7wFBVV95cUxOWWJ2dTNUQjJ1Z0N2VlVZWHVlczZXRjRNQktiUDdaN1p6ci1TWnJ0My0zdEZFeS1JbzVxQlo4QlE3cnRzaE1IWmQxX0lRbnpNcWJPWldFM2NiN2cwdHJJZGh5ZDVsMDNkMENMZ0hmaWZQUWlVWlZSV2xCLTlxdjJOUlBuQUVENi14TUdGYk5iWmh0UWpvcHQ1SG9MUHZ4c21peWV5eDluUTFEck11cGNEWmFtWUI0WFlHQ0VTVkFZSElkaUl1OEZwLV9ZMmEzNUhiMnhnanYzZnEyQ2hVVDRiS1pieEFJSkl4djEzaUxQSQ?oc=5) 12newsnow.com
- Feb 1, 2022 [Yazoo City federal prison on lockdown after inmate deaths and injuries at Texas prison - The Clarion-Ledger](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwwFBVV95cUxOWlhxSDRQamY3dzJULTRlT19hVmozQ2N6LWpqXzNaWG5YblJBeXQ0MFNpYUFqQXg2LU5EYllPeFRMZ190ZXU3V2tVOWRsWjBwdS16TFg1WENqcFFpa1d5R3RiUEhPMTdNWGQ4VGtwSDBuLVpaV0JWY2hHNDkxYmZtSFRQcldpcFU1d00zR0ZSWjY2bGFfS3ltNU1YODM0alFZWDhUUXRuTXllQTFYNmhPSGR5X3o4WGUtMUVMcll3Wkl0c1E?oc=5) The Clarion-Ledger
- Feb 1, 2022 [Exclusive: Federal correctional officers’ union demands action following deadly USP Beaumont fight](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxPUXdnaU9wSS10ekNWdnNqWUhXZ3o5b0U2US0xV3Z0bktrSkRlRXZOQ0dpTXUyYTZ1VFBoYUFybWhjSF9hblVNT21mRTdFREVYdDBMaWVFVjVLRTZGV3FTV1lGZS1TbDhCdmp1cmxKdC10SE9KMGl3cjlOaDExcjl2WEpxc29tSFp6dHotQnNPSkE2ODRkSTZiME96eVZHeFJKNWhSZFpyQQ?oc=5) Beaumont Enterprise
- Jan 31, 2022 [Two inmates die after fight at Beaumont prison](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxOM2p1Zm05N3dncDFYYVJncDd5THhrdmVlRU1haDRFZmFzcGtIcWNVRkNLLW9xcjhpUm5VY1AtVm5mT0I5cXdhbzVsNFN5cFpPSzBEMzE0bkxxVnJRZ21nakJVUnJFNnU5ZFoxdFBYWlozUnk2OERlYkdvTVdRWjhWcGFKcHFxR3JpT3I2M2JOb015YUV3THRnRE5QLVlfOUZ2cTNMRTJtcHQ?oc=5) Beaumont Enterprise
- Jan 31, 2022 [Two Texas inmates killed at Beaumont federal prison in fight involving MS-13 - FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxQOW5nWlktaU1OVndHd2d2Y09rZ0Q1ZDI1RnF5UkZUZFFTbEZSd3N2c0EzQ0lrNmZkNE9RZmJDbnEyYkllUVgxT3BMOWEwVndtZ1NnVUNTOUlrODlRRGQzeF9hMDJ2bGJNNDVQcENVWVhFNXNjNTNGMU1wNks2d3h6Vk1tMzJzZ2huUjJRa2ZnMHA3YVU?oc=5) FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

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