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| Inmate dies from prison melee |
| By Victorville Daily Press |
| Published: 04/19/2005 |
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A 37-year-old inmate of the Victorville Federal Penitentiary died Saturday night, apparently from injuries sustained during an altercation five days earlier involving several inmates, according to the San Bernardino County Coroner's Office. The man's name is not being released until relatives are notified. The man died at 6:02 p.m. at the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, the coroner said. He was involved in a fight April 11 with several others, according to the coroner. The FBI is investigating. His death comes during a period of heightened security at the penitentiary, located at 13777 Air Expressway. In November, 622 inmates housed in one of the three main facilities of the penitentiary were locked down, given only limited time outside of their cells. In a written statement issued last year, prison officials said the lockdown was for security reasons and would continue for an undetermined period of time. It is unclear in which of the prison's several facilities the man who died Saturday was being held. According to the latest figures available from the Bureau of Prisons the federal prison complex houses 2,923 inmates. Most of the inmates, 26 percent, are drug offenders; 24.3 percent are being held on robbery offenses; and 18.6 percent are jailed for violations regarding weapons, explosives or arson, according to the Bureau of Prisons. |
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