3 guards among 10 hurt in Arizona prison fight
PHOENIX — A hospital official says three corrections officers were among those treated after a fight broke out among about 200 black and Hispanic inmates at the state prison complex in Tucson, Ariz.
A spokeswoman at University of Arizona Medical Center confirmed seven inmates were also treated Thursday evening at the system's two hospitals.
All three guards had been released by midmorning Friday. One inmate is in critical condition, two are serious and two are fair. Two others were released.
The Arizona Corrections Departments says the fight started about 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Santa Rita unit. The entire prison will be locked down for several days during an investigation.
The fight happened a day after a riot at the California State Prison, Sacramento in Folsom that injured 13 inmates.
© 2012 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. A spokeswoman at University of Arizona Medical Center confirmed seven inmates were also treated Thursday evening at the system's two hospitals.
All three guards had been released by midmorning Friday. One inmate is in critical condition, two are serious and two are fair. Two others were released.
The Arizona Corrections Departments says the fight started about 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Santa Rita unit. The entire prison will be locked down for several days during an investigation.
The fight happened a day after a riot at the California State Prison, Sacramento in Folsom that injured 13 inmates.
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- Actually, it wasn't a race riot, really. An AZ DOC doctor explained the riot this way: he "... says he has heard comments from many people that the real reason for the recent riots/disturbances at Tucson and Rynning is because of an underlying tension or stress among the inmate population due to (1) not enough food; (2) being denied medical care. The DOC explained the reason for the riots to the media as "racial disturbances." http://arizonaprisonwatch.blogspot.com/2012/10/wexford-arizona-deliberate-indifference.html
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