March 16, 2010
State issues report on 2009 Calif. prison riot
The Associated PressA state report on a prison riot urges changes in the way gang members are managed behind bars.
The report released Tuesday by the California Corrections Department came seven months after Hispanic and white inmates attacked black prisoners at an area where inmates are received at the California Institution for Men in Chino.
Nearly 1,200 inmates were involved, with 249 injured.
The report recommends changes to avoid mixing gang members in a dormitory environment and prosecution of such rioters on hate crime charges.