Posted on 12/31/2006 11:18:00 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Some 800 inmates riot in California prison
By Adam Tanner 14 minutes ago
Guards battled for four hours to subdue some 800 rioting inmates at a Chino, California prison in one of the state's largest such uprisings in years, an official said on Sunday.
The fighting at the California Institution for Men in Chino east of Los Angeles began at 9:24 a.m. (1424 GMT) on Saturday and continued until 1:30 p.m., said Oscar Hidalgo, a spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
"They used everything from tear gas, batons, they used wooded and foam projectiles," Hildago said of the guards. "There were so many inmates involved at one time that they had to pull back and regroup."
Officials brought in reinforcements from other prisons and local police, both to regain control of the prison and to assure that no one escaped from the area spanning 2,500 acres during the fighting.
One inmate suffered stab wounds and remains in serious condition; 27 other inmates were taken to area hospitals for medical treatment, Hidalgo said. Another 24 were treated for minor injuries at the prison and one guard suffered heat exhaustion.
Gang conflicts are often the cause of fights within California's prisons, and corrections facilities are often starkly divided along racial lines by the inmates themselves. Officials are investigating the cause of the latest riot, Hidalgo said.
The Chino prison, which first opened in 1941, is divided into four facilities with minimum to medium security, with inmates living in largest dormitory areas. The prison was under lock-down on Sunday and officials were inspecting the amount of physical damage.
"We're looking at transferring approximately 36 inmates because of unacceptable housing situations," Hidalgo said. "It is one of the largest altercations we've had, no doubt."
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This foolish leftist state decided to end segregation by race/ethnicitity in prisons. Is this the predicted result?
Escape from NY scenario?
******They used everything from tear gas, batons, they used wooded and foam projectiles," Hildago said of the guards
I've always cautioned against bringing foam projectiles to a prison fight, but they never listen.
" How many are Illegal mexicans I wonder......'
They get deported, but don't let that stop you from putting illegal immigration onto every thread. God knows you aren't alone in it.
A good reason for the death penalty - something to look forward to - their demise.
SS
The vast majority of these inmates have never been within 100 miles of a "diversity trainer".Many have never been in the workforce PERIOD!They are street hardened and the ethnic hatreds rampant on the outside get magnified in prison.One inmate descibed the situtation to me as"tribal".
The irony is that,as racially stratified as the prisons are,theres not much love lost within the racial groups.Black and Mexican subsets will go to war as eagerly with each other as they will against the guards or whitey.
As for the rest, let them fight on!
Illegals who commit crimes are not deported until their sentences are finished......
Wow. You present a very interesting perspective I hadn't thought of it that way. Makes sense. There is plenty of money to go around during the War on Drugs!
The Hispanics have the deep cultural tradition of macho"honor"and they are willing to go down to the death at the slightest hint of"disrespect"while black criminals seem to be more motivated by greed and "getting rich or die trying".
I used to live in Athens,Ga for a year or so.Constant drama between poor whites and blacks at the school where I was interning.This was back in 1971-72 and there were no Mexicans at all in the area back then.
Man,have things changed since then!
Oh,and regarding your nom de plume,I DID vote for the Tricky One in both 1968 and 1972.
I wasn't his biggest fan then or now but,hey,he was better than The Hump or Georgie Mc Govern.
Oh my goodness. Did any escape?
The police are patrolling West L.A. more than usual; may be looking for ex-cons, inmates, etc.
Or, maybe the beat is beefed up for New Year's. I'm inside and staying here.
You have such great ideas... Too bad they're politically incorrect.
Happy New Year!
Threaten to take away the Cable TV, weightlifting and smoking privileges and then you'll get some respect.
LOL I wonder why you're wondering. Are illegal mexican prisoners more prone to riot, or something?
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