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| COs honored for courage in riot |
| By The Press- Enterprise |
| Published: 05/23/2007 |
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CHINO, CA - It was a historic decision, but not one that Capt. Thomas Padilla of the California Institution for Men wanted to face. A medical worker had been trapped in the Chino prison's medication dispensary for five hours, and rioting inmates were seconds away from battering down the door. Armed with jail-made knives, 290 prisoners controlled the unit, and pepper spray and nonlethal rounds hadn't corralled them. Eight prisoners already had been airlifted to hospitals with life-threatening injuries. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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