June 6, 2008
Eight inmates hospitalized following riot at Pelican Bay State Prison
Following a riot at Pelican Bay State Prison this morning, eight inmates, including one who'd been shot by a correctional officer, were taken to a hospital, a news release said.
A riot reportedly involving about 40 inmates broke out on the Facility B maximum-security general population yard at 10:25 a.m. After verbal orders to stop fighting were ignored, officers used pepper spray, rubber baton rounds and fired two rounds from a Mini-14 .223 rifle to stop the riot, the release said.
One inmate was shot in the shoulder and taken to an outside hospital, but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening. Officers reportedly found four inmate-manufactured weapons at the scene…
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