December 24, 2010
CA inmates riot at AZ private prison
...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.
According to a press release, prison staff responded immediately and quelled the disturbance, having to use pepper spray to dispel the altercation. Inmates complied with orders, and within 10 minutes they stopped fighting and lay down.
The 1,596-bed Red Rock Correctional Center is owned by Corrections Corporation of America and houses medium-security male inmates for the state of California and the state of Hawaii and detainees of the U.S. Marshals Service...
LINK - TriValleyCentral.com
