Altercation at FCI leaves three with minor injuries

[BOPCO87]

Altercation at FCI leaves three with minor injuries
Friday, 12 June 2009

By THOMAS JENKINS
Staff Writer

An altercation at the Big Spring Federal Correctional Institution Thursday night left three people injured, including two correctional officers.
The injuries were minor, prison officials said.

According to information released by Selma Garcia, executive assistant to the warden, the situation started with a fight among the inmates around 9:30 p.m.

“A fight between inmates occurred inside a housing unit,” Garcia said. “The staff immediately restrained all inmates that were involved without further incident.

“As a result, two staff members sustained minor injuries and were treated at a local hospital and released. One inmate sustained minor injuries that required outside medical attention and was returned to the institution. An investigation into the incident continues.”

Garcia said both of the employees injured in the altercation were correctional officers, and were treated at the emergency room at Scenic Mountain Medical Center. She said there was no damage to the housing unit at FCI Big Spring.

As for the cause of the fight, Garcia said it's too early to tell.

“We're still gathering intelligence, but we don't have a motive at this time,” said Garcia. “The fight was contained pretty quickly, and we're still looking into it. However, it's really too early to speculate at this point.”

Big Spring Herald - Altercation at FCI leaves three with minor injuries

[LTABM]

I heard it was the blacks and mexicans, this time the mex's were outnumbered!

[plyguard72]

“We're still gathering intelligence, but we don't have a motive at this time,” said Garcia. “The fight was contained pretty quickly, and we're still looking into it.

It's nice to see that S.I.S. is always on top of their game! NOT!!!! They're too busy listening to them snitches that are just bying time to save their own butts before going to SHU!

[BOPCO87]

Originally Posted by plyguard72

“We're still gathering intelligence, but we don't have a motive at this time,” said Garcia. “The fight was contained pretty quickly, and we're still looking into it.

I don't think it was contained that quickly... According to the "Daily Reports" the initial fight was at 1930 and was said to be squashed. Within an hour it escalated into several (5-10) fights. Which puts it around 2030ish. The recall system worked at 2130, at which point they took the dorm back. Two hours isn't very quick on containing the situation in my book. Thank god no staff was seriously injured, just a little busted up as they were is bad enough. Any one from BS could you elaborate?

[bop_steward]

Wonder what the staff to inmate ration was at that time of night? That is the sh*t they don't put out to the public!

[Area51]

The usual numbers...

100 to 1, happens all the time...

If you count it the BOP way then it is 5 to 1...