Inmate dead 16 injured in prison fight at Kern Valley

By Frank Girardot on March 19, 2009 1:17 PM | | Comments (0) |
A fight involving more than three dozen inmates at Kern Valley State Prison has left one prisoner dead and 16 others injured, corrections officials said Thursday.

Four of the wounded were shot by guards as they attempted to break up the Wednesday afternoon melee.

SF Chronicle

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