The Sydney Morning Herald | South Coast jail in lockdown, prisoners tear-gassed after riot The Sydney Morning Herald A fire has broken out at the South Coast Correctional Centre at South Nowra following reports of a riot just after 9.30am on Wednesday. Tear gas was reportedly used on the prisoners who have since been placed in lock-down. Play Video. Play. Mute. 0:00 ... Nowra prisoners teargassed and dozens placed in lockdown after fires Maximum security inmate starts NSW prison riot Widespread Telstra outage on South Coast |