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Hundreds of inmates riot at jail
| Friday, Aug 29 2008 12:55 PM
Last Updated: Friday, Aug 29 2008 2:44 PM
A massive brawl involving several hundred inmates at the Lerdo Minimum Security Facility injured at least 24 prisoners and caused a scramble of ambulances, deputies and firefighters to descend on the facility Friday afternoon.
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It’s unknown what started the riot, which began in the recreation yard and then continued in the housing units, Sheriff’s Senior Deputy Michael Whorf said. Six prisoners were taken to Kern Medical Center and 8 others were being treated at the jail.
No deputies or jail staff were injured during the melee. It doesn’t appear any weapons were used.
Whorf said fights in jail are common, but they usually involve just a couple of people. A brawl of this scale is very unusual.
The other two facilities of the jail were locked down as more staff came to help the minimum security staff control the situation, Whorf said. The facility remains under lockdown as deputies are going from cell to cell to find any other injured prisoners and any weapons.