8 Staff Members Hurt in Attack by Prisoners
- Share via
<i> Associated Press</i>
CALIPATRIA, Calif. — Eight staff members at the maximum-security Calipatria state prison were injured Friday when five inmates broke into an office and attacked them with handmade weapons.
The two sergeants and six correctional officers were taken by ambulance to Pioneers Memorial Hospital in Brawley after the 9:30 a.m. disturbance. They suffered stab wounds and other injuries.
The five inmates were put into segregated cells away from the rest of the population and the prison was locked down Friday evening, said prison spokesman Lt. F.T. Deschler.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
