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Substandard locks aren't a good idea if you're trying to keep burglars out, but they're a worse idea if prison officials are attempting to keep inmates in. This week, state prison officials released information on an August 21st. fiery riot at the Northpoint Training Center near Danville. The state Department of Corrections says inmates were able to break locks on emergency exit doors at each end of the medium-security prison's dorms, gaining access to the prison yards, which resulted in fires that destroyed six buildings. Now, officials are surveying door locks at other prisons around the state.