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| Race Riots Continue in Calif. |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 02/09/2006 |
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California county jails were on lockdown status Thursday following a series of brawls on Wednesday that left at least 19 inmates injured at a facility that was hit last week with deadly rioting, authorities said. A brawl involving about 300 inmates broke out about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the medium security North Facility of Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, about 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, said sheriff's Sgt. Don Manumaleuna. The fight followed four racially motivated fights involving more than 450 black and Hispanic inmates that broke out in the afternoon at the center's east facility. A total of 19 inmates were injured in the brawls, one critically, said sheriff's Deputy Bill Spear. Four inmates were transported to hospitals. One had a head injury and the others sustained superficial cuts. Fifteen more were treated at the facility for minor injuries. No sheriff's deputies were hurt. The fighting began after more than 120 inmates housed inside a group dorm separated themselves along racial lines. The violence was quickly put down, but similar fights occurred in little more than an hour at three more dorms, leading deputies to fire sting balls on inmates to gain control, said sheriff's Sgt. Diane Hecht. All seven county jails were subsequently placed on lockdown, according to sheriff's officials. The lockdown was expected to last through Thursday, Spear said. Another section of the same detention center was the site of rioting Saturday between Hispanic and black inmates that killed one man and injured more than 100 others. It was followed by two other melees Monday night that caused one minor injury. Investigators were looking into the cause and timing of Wednesday's fights as well as possible links to recent outbreaks of violence at the center. |
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