Reply #26: 2005 Seems to Have Been a Really Violent Year in California Prisons [View All]

California Prison Riot Leaves One Dead
By DON THOMPSON
The Associated Press
Friday, August 19, 2005; 2:48 AM

-- Inmates at a maximum security prison near San Diego jumped guards in the prison yard, sparking a riot that left one inmate dead and at least 30 inmates and 20 guards wounded, officials said.

The riot at Calipatria State Prison began Thursday afternoon when a guard was slashed in the head as he tried to search an inmate he suspected of concealing a weapon, said Terry Thornton, spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Prisoners rioted in the yard for about 45 minutes before guards could bring them under control. Another group of inmates then jumped in the yard and attacked the staff about 20 minutes later, said prison spokesman Lt. Ray Madden.

Some inmates attempted to breach a control booth by "throwing brooms and shoving sticks in," said Lance Corcoran, executive vice president of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association.

He said a tower guard broke up the rioters by firing his gun.

The inmate who died had been shot in the abdomen, officials said. Five inmates were taken to outside hospitals, while at least 25 inmates were treated at the prison.

Sixteen guards were treated at hospitals and released Thursday night, including the two most seriously wounded. Four others suffered minor injuries.
http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2005/08/110612.shtml

Chino prison riot leaves two inmates in critical condition
The Orange County Register, 23 September 2005
http://www.urbanstrategies.org/programs/csj/news/archive/2005_09_01_archive.html

Well, we have dozens more prisoners injured and two in critical condition as the terrible crisis which exists in almost all California prisons continues to worsen. The riot this week at Chino is the third major one this year and the lawsuits are going to fly so it’s everyone’s business. Yesterday, there were two more riots reported at Norco Rehabilitation Center reporting more injuries.
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=2582