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Archive Home > 2008 > January > 04 > Two guards and 21 inmates injured in riot at Northern California prison

Two guards and 21 inmates injured in riot at Northern California prison

By Michelle Ma / The Bulletin
January 4, 2008

A group of inmates wielding handmade weapons attacked other prisoners Monday afternoon at Pelican Bay State Prison, the facility announced Wednesday.

Twenty-one inmates and two correctional officers were injured in what an official called one of the worst riots in years at the maximum-security....

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