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| Gang fights surging in state prisons |
| By Denver Post |
| Published: 03/15/2004 |
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A melee two weeks ago involving 24 members of rival gangs in Limon, Colorado's high-security prison was the latest in a string of well-orchestrated, large-scale brawls in Colorado prisons, officials say. Limon Correctional Facility remained in lockdown a week after a quickly subdued fight Feb. 28 in the prison gym sent one prisoner to the hospital with minor injuries, Department of Corrections spokeswoman Linda Carroll said. It was the eighth gang fight in a Colorado prison involving at least eight and as many as 30 inmates in six months, said Jay Kirby, who oversees intelligence operations for the department. In years past, such large gang fights rarely happened, he said. Colorado's experience follows a national trend of increased gang violence, Kirby said. Gangs in Colorado prisons are becoming more organized and violent in resolving prison disputes between rival groups, said Nolin Renfrow, DOC director of prisons. |
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