UPDATE:Â The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says several people who were injured in a riot at the California Correctional Center in Susanville last Friday are recovering.
They said nine inmates were taken to the hospital and four were treated and released. They said of the five of those inmates that remain hospitalized, one is in fair condition and four are in good condition.
They said four staff members suffered non-life threatening injuries where they were treated and released. They said several others were evaluated within the facility.
They said the incident is still under investigation and no other details are available at this time.
Original Story: The California Correctional Center (CCC) is investigating a riot that happened on Friday, just after 8:30 a.m.
They say 40 inmates were involved in a riot at the CCC at facility B, a medium-custody yard. An additional 350 inmates in dorms on Facility B engaged in conduct likely to jeopardize institutional security
CCC says the riot occurred when 40 inmates broke out of five dorms and began fighting other offenders.
They say 350 inmates housed in other dorms attempted to break out of their housing units and started igniting small fires in trash cans outside the dorms and battered staff that responded.
CCC says non-lethal force was used to quell the violence and the CCC Fire Department responded and extinguished the small fires.
They say numerous inmate-manufactured weapons were also recovered.
CCC says several inmates were injured, including suffering lacerations and puncture wounds.
They say nine inmates were taken to outside hospitals and of those inmates, four were treated and released. Of the five that remained hospitalized, one is in fair condition and four are in good condition.
They say an additional 11 inmates were being treated at the CCC's medical facility and were all in fair condition.
CCC says four staff members were transported to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries where they were treated and released. Several others were medically evaluated within the facility.
They say the incident is being investigated by the Investigative Services Unit at the prison. The office of the inspector General has been notified.
CCC says all inmates suspected to have been involved are being rehoused, including placement into an Administrative Segregation Unit. Inmate movement on Facility B has been limited to facilitate the investigation.
