Riot in Progress at Reeves County Detention Center

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A riot that started Saturday afternoon at the Reeves County Detention Center appears to have carried over into Sunday morning.

A dispatcher at the Reeves County Sheriff's Office told NewsWest9 that there has been no change in the situation and that officials are still on the scene.

A DPS dispatcher in Pecos told NewsWest9 that inmates are currently standing in the yard of the prison.

The riot started around 4p.m. on Saturday afternoon. A NewsWest9 news crew on the scene Saturday night reported seeing smoke from one of the RCDC units, but it is unknown if the inmates had started a fire or how much damage was done.

Numerous police departments are currently on the scene including DPS Troopers and the Reeves County Sheriff's Department.


A helicopter is flying over the scene assisting with the riot, and a CareStar helicopter has been dispatched to the facility.

Still no word on what may have caused the riot or if there are any injuries.

This is the second riot at the Reeves County Detention Center in the past few months. In December prisoners rioted and set a recreational building on fire. They also took two workers hostage. That riot lasted for hours and the workers were released unharmed.

The Reeves County Detention Center is run by the Geo Group and houses federal inmates who are being held on immigration charges.

After the first riot, The Reeves County Commissioner's Court approved spending money to build new fencing at the prison. The fencing would keep prisoners from wandering off when going from prison units to the recreation facility.

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