October 12, 2011
Oklahoma inmates riot over food
A privately run Oklahoma prison was locked down Tuesday after about 100 inmates rioted over food complaints, leaving 22 injured, officials said.
Greg Williams of the state Corrections Department said seven of the prisoners at North Fork Correctional Facility in Sayre were taken to a hospital and 15 were treated for minor injuries in the prison infirmary, KFOR-TV, Oklahoma City, reported. No prison workers were injured.
Williams said the inmates had asked to speak with Warden Fred Figueroa about the quality of the food served in the medium-security men's prison...
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