Hawaiian prisoners in lockdown at CCA prison in AZ

Hawaii Inmates In Lockdown At Arizona Prison
Prisoners Fight Over Xbox, Prison Employee Seriously Injured
Jodi Leong KITV4 News Reporter
July 30, 2010

HONOLULU -- An Arizona prison that is housing about 1,884 Hawaii inmates, remains in lockdown -- five days after a big brawl.

The Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona, houses Hawaii inmates only. The state hired Corrections Corporation of America to house the inmates at the Arizona facility because of prison over crowding in Hawaii.

Public Safety director Clayton Frank said 30 inmates from the high security unit were involved in the scuffle over an Xbox owned by one inmate.

When prison staff members intervened to stop the brawl, Clayton said 13 inmates turned on the facility's gang intelligence officer and severely beat him. Public Safety’s mainland branch administrator, Shari Kimoto, said the prison employee suffered a broken nose, broken cheekbones and eye socket damage. He has since been released from the hospital.

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