Published: 06.27.2009

Prison warden to discuss inmate fights in Tucson
By Danielle Sottosanti
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
The warden of the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson has scheduled a news conference for this afternoon to discuss an inmate fight that resulted in a lockdown at the Wilmot prison Friday.
Visitors to the prison are being turned away today, following the fight that left four inmates with possible life-threatening injuries, officials said.
The fight between Mexican-American and Mexican prisoners at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson involved at least 20 inmates at the prison's Santa Rita Tent Unit, according to a statement from the Arizona Department of Corrections.
A news release indicates the inmates used weapons during the assault but does not specify what types of weapons were used or the nature of the injuries suffered by the inmates.
The Department of Corrections reported four injuries, but the Tucson Fire Department transported six inmates, said Capt. Trish Tracy, a Tucson Fire Department spokeswoman.
Four of the inmates had possible life-threatening injuries and two were transported with minor injuries, Tracy said.
Others were treated at the scene. No Department of Correction staff members were injured.
Signs at the entrance to the prison today noted that visitation was suspended until further notice.
Friday's incident was the third reported fight among inmates this year that resulted in a prison lockdown.
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This is the second time in a week they fought. The previous one injured 9 corrections officers. One of the TV stations said it was "gangs" but you see the paper didn't use that term.