The Mock Prison Riot, held on the ground of the former West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsvillw, is a program of the Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, and an initiative of the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. The purpose of the Mock Prison Riot® is to showcase emerging corrections and law enforcement technologies and to give corrections officers and tactical team members an opportunity to use and evaluate emerging technologies in riot training scenarios. The next OLETC Mock Prison Riot is scheduled for May 3-6, 2009.
