05/19/08 - Granite, Okla.

Oklahoma Prison Riot Kills Two



At least two inmates are dead after a riot at an Oklahoma prison.

State officials say the inmates were killed and 13 others were injured during the riot today at the Oklahoma State Reformatory. It's a medium-security facility in southwestern Oklahoma.

A state Highway Patrol trooper says 15 people were stabbed during the riot.

Prison officials say the situation is now under control, and that the prison has been locked down.

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