Post by Greener on Aug 29, 2010 17:14:47 GMT -5
7 Folsom inmates hurt after riot, shots fired
"We tried to control the situation with chemical
agents dispersed over the crowd," Gentile said
Saturday. "We fired several rounds of rubber bullets
and that didn't stop them from fighting."
None of the inmates suffered life-threatening
injuries, and none of the 45 to 50 officers who
responded were hurt.
All seven of the injured inmates were listed in stable
condition late Saturday, according to Gentile.
The prison, made famous in the Johnny Cash song
Folsom Prison Blues, could remain on lockdown for
the next several weeks during an investigation. That
means inmates won't be allowed to have visitors,
use the exercise yard or attend work training,
Gentile said.
The prison has been hit with sporadic violence in
its 130-year existence.
Most recently, eight inmates were injured in October
after a fight involving about 120 prisoners erupted
in a dining hall at the prison.
In April 2002, 24 inmates and one guard were
injured during a riot.
Opened in 1880, Folsom is California's second
oldest prison, primarily housing medium security
inmates. The prison also operates a minimum-
security unit and a transitional treatment facility
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prison guards shot into a
crowd to stop 200 rioting inmates at California's
Folsom State Prison, wounding five, authorities said
Saturday.
Another two inmates were injured by other
prisoners during Friday's riot, which began at about
7 p.m. in the main exercise yard and ended after 30
minutes. Prison spokesman Lt. Anthony Gentile said
officers fired after other efforts to break up the riot
failed.
"We tried to control the situation with chemical
agents dispersed over the crowd," Gentile said
Saturday. "We fired several rounds of rubber bullets
and that didn't stop them from fighting."
None of the inmates suffered life-threatening
injuries, and none of the 45 to 50 officers who
responded were hurt.
All seven of the injured inmates were listed in stable
condition late Saturday, according to Gentile.
The prison, made famous in the Johnny Cash song
Folsom Prison Blues, could remain on lockdown for
the next several weeks during an investigation. That
means inmates won't be allowed to have visitors,
use the exercise yard or attend work training,
Gentile said.
The prison has been hit with sporadic violence in
its 130-year existence.
Most recently, eight inmates were injured in October
after a fight involving about 120 prisoners erupted
in a dining hall at the prison.
In April 2002, 24 inmates and one guard were
injured during a riot.
Opened in 1880, Folsom is California's second
oldest prison, primarily housing medium security
inmates. The prison also operates a minimum-
security unit and a transitional treatment facility
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prison guards shot into a
crowd to stop 200 rioting inmates at California's
Folsom State Prison, wounding five, authorities said
Saturday.
Another two inmates were injured by other
prisoners during Friday's riot, which began at about
7 p.m. in the main exercise yard and ended after 30
minutes. Prison spokesman Lt. Anthony Gentile said
officers fired after other efforts to break up the riot
failed.