Fight At Rikers Island, Inmates And Guard Injured

Last night, a fight broke out at Rikers Island. Apparently some inmates refused to go into their cells, leading to a dispute that left 12 guards as well as as 3 inmates injured. WABC 7 reports, "The inmates are described as high security and are awaiting trial. One of the officers required 20 stitches to close the wounds in his head and face. Most of the other injuries were minor. Prison officials say the disturbance may have been sparked by a search earlier in the day that angered inmates."

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By Jen Chung in News on March 28, 2010 11:20 AM

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Snoopy

Got a problem going back to your cells thugs? Here's a solution. Never leave them at all. Lock down time.

After ten weeks of your new menu, you'll love it when the system starts feeding you balogna sandwiches again.

cxb

What are you, a twelve year old who listens to Rush Drug Addict Liberal, er, Limbaugh?

The ONLY reason inmates would fight back is if they were treated badly by guards.

The "searches" are super-gestapo insanity where they trash your stuff and food and it's psycho fascism that makes nothing better. It's just more Kerik-leftover thuggery.

But you probably think Kerik wasn't a crook and didn't run Rikers illegally!

(WHOOPS! YOU PAID $50 MILLION to settle Rikers class action lawsuits when Kerik and Rudy violated fed law with strip searches! HA HA! The crooks were never punished. YOU WERE.)

(WHOOPS! Bloombag and Ray Kerik, er, Kelly just stole ANOTHER $30 million from you to settle NEW class action suits. They violated federal law and were convicted in court of it. But instead of going to jail, they just agree to pay YOUR money to the people they screwed over with MORE illegal strip searches.)

HEY, Y'ALL PROBABLY THINK NYC IS BROKE B/C OF THE RECESSION, I mean, 9/11, RIGHT??

Wow.