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Broken prison cell locks, prisoners starting fires inside Arizona's Lewis Prison

An ABC15 investigation revealed multiple issues inside Lewis prison located in Buckeye, AZ, including broken cell doors and missing metal pins. Newly obtained video shows prisoners setting fires inside the prison, and officers watching it unfold.

First broken locks, now fires. ABC15 obtains new footage that shows prisoners setting fires from within their cells. Find out why officers stood by the flames and let them continue, tonight at 10 p.m. on ABC15.

Lewis Prison unlocked doors Surveillance video from ABC15's original investigation shows prisoners inside a unit of Lewis prison assaulting officers FULL INVESTIGATION: https://bit.ly/2IQEKM4Photo by: KNXV UnlockedPinandPinHole In an attempt to fix some of the broken prison cell doors, officials installed a metal pin mechanism on the outside of some broken doors. Several of these pins are now missing. FULL INVESTIGATION: https://bit.ly/2IQEKM4Photo by: KNXV
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Broken prison cell locks, prisoners starting fires inside Arizona's Lewis Prison

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Surveillance video from ABC15's original investigation shows prisoners inside a unit of Lewis prison assaulting officers FULL INVESTIGATION: https://bit.ly/2IQEKM4KNXV
In an attempt to fix some of the broken prison cell doors, officials installed a metal pin mechanism on the outside of some broken doors. Several of these pins are now missing. FULL INVESTIGATION: https://bit.ly/2IQEKM4KNXV
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