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AZ/CA: CCA Red Rock Prison Riot Involves Approximately 110 California Prisoners

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Red Rock Correctional Center Riot By LINDSEY GEMME The Eloy Enterprise December 23, 2010 At approximately 1:21 p.m. Thursday afternoon, Eloy Fire responded to a call at the Red Rock Correctional Center for an assault victim, which quickly expanded to 10 California inmates after a lunchtime riot at the facility. According to Eloy Fire Div. Chief Danny Lorenz, seven were transported to area hospitals. Three out of the seven had life-threatening injuries and were flown to the Maricopa Medical Center in the valley. The rest were transported by ground to the Casa Grande Regional Medical Center. ?It took all the resources of Eloy Fire and then some,? Div. Chief Lorenz said. Casa Grande Engine 501 was called in to assist in the response, as well as five Southwest Ambulance units, several of which were posted at the local Eloy stations and put on standby...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on December 24, 2010 (boomark / email).