San Bernadino County Fire Department
February 25, 2008
Adelanto prison riot sends 22 inmates to area hospitals
When rescue personnel arrived at the medium-security federal prison, the riot was still in progress, said Schramm. Personnel treated the injured parties in a safe and secure location within the prison, said Ledesma. "We all worked together as a team to make sure all of the patients were transported where they needed to go," said Ledesma.
It is still unclear what started the trouble. Officials from the privately-run prison had no comment on the situation.
LINK - VVDailyPress.com
February 25, 2008
21 injured in SoCal prison riot over the weekend
A riot at a privately run prison left more than 20 inmates injured over the weekend. Authorities say one inmate was critically hurt during Saturday's violence at the Desert View Modified Community Correctional Facility in Adelanto. The other 20 inmates suffered minor injuries and were taken to area hospitals. It wasn't clear what started the riot…
LINK - MercuryNews.com
February 24, 2008
19 injured in riot at prison in Adelanto
Nineteen people were injured Saturday in a riot at the Desert View Modified Community Correctional Facility in Adelanto, authorities said. San Bernadino County Fire Department officials said one victim suffered serious injuries and needed to be airlifted to a hospital. The others suffered minor injuries and also were taken to area hospitals, said Tim Franke, a fire dispatch supervisor.
A 2006 annual report by Boca Raton, Fla.-based The GEO Group, which owned the facility at the time, described Desert View as a medium-security prison with 643 inmates.
LINK - LATimes.com
