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| California prison locked down |
| By AP |
| Published: 02/14/2005 |
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California's prison for its most violent inmates will remain on lockdown for several weeks. Authorities are investigating what they call a "very sophisticated plot" to kill three officers at Pelican Bay State Prison. The facility has been under a state of emergency since February fourth. All 14-hundred prisoners are confined to their cells. A spokesman says a plan devised by members of a prison gang known as the Mexican Mafia "very well may have succeeded." Officers found about a half dozen weapons they believe are connected to the plot. They say there may be up to ten that haven't been found. Pelican Bay is about 20 miles south of the Oregon border. The prison holds some of the state's most hardened criminals. |
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