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| Riot at Red Rock Correctional Facility in Arizona Under Investigation |
| By Red Rock Correctional Center |
| Published: 12/27/2010 |
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ELOY, ARIZONA – Eloy Police Department investigators, managers from private prison operator Corrections Corporation of America and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation investigators are examining a riot that broke out at the prison early this afternoon. The incident, during the lunch hour in an area that only houses California inmates, involved approximately 110 inmates. No staff was hurt during the incident, which drew trained response teams from other areas of the prison, as well as mutual aid from the Eloy Police Department as a precautionary measure. Preliminary reports indicate 10 inmates were injured and transported to outside hospitals for treatment of moderate to serious injuries. Staff responded immediately and quelled the disturbance quickly. Staff issued lawful orders to the participating California inmates to end the altercation and then used pepper spray. Inmates complied with orders, and within 10 minutes the inmates stopped fighting and lay down. At this time, the facility and a nearby facility of similar size have been placed on lockdown. The 1,596-bed medium-security Red Rock Correctional Center is owned by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and houses male inmates for the state of California and the state of Hawaii and detainees of the U.S. Marshals Service. |
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