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Salinas Valley Prison Riot 06/19/12 5p.m. TDH

A riot broke out at salinas valley state prison tuesday morning.   terry thorton, the spokeswoman for California department of corrections and rehabilitation said at least 18-people were seriously injured in the fight that involved over 150-people.   No prison staff were hurt in the incident, which occurred in the exercise yard of a maximum security unit.   among the injured prisoners, 1-person was airlifted to an out-of-county hospital, while 7 were taken by ambulance to local hospitals, and 10 inmates were treated at the prison.     Thorton said numerous jail-made weapons were used in the fight.  Prison staff were able to quell the fight using non-lethal ammunition and a mace-like foam- spray.   Investigators are still trying to determine what sparked the riot.

 

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