November 4, 2011
Riot at Salinas Valley State Prison spurs inquiry into use of deadly force
A use-of-deadly-force investigation is under way following a riot Thursday afternoon at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad in which correctional officers fired live rounds to quell the fighting. No inmates were hit.
"CDCR [California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation] has sent a deadly force investigation team," said department spokeswoman Terry Thornton. She said this is done anytime deadly force is used to see if that force was within department policies and state law...
LINK - TheCalifornian.com
