October 12, 2011
Updated: CA inmates in private prison riot in Oklahoma
Beckham County Sheriff Scott Jay said Tuesday's riot at the North Fork Correctional Facility is the worst he has heard about since the private prison opened in 1999.
When he arrived at the scene, Jay said. “We saw mass fighting all over the yard.”
Sixteen inmates were taken to area hospitals to be treated for injuries, according to a statement released about 8 p.m. by the operator of the private prison, Corrections Corp. of America. One had been returned to the prison by evening. The statement also said that 30 inmates were treated at the facility...
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