BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Officials say cell locks failed during a brawl involving 120 prisoners at a central California jail that left four inmates injured last week.
Tyson Davis, the chief deputy who oversees the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility, told KBAK-TV Wednesday that the locks are old and inmates have begun to tamper with them, with some success.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said several inmates became disruptive Feb. 6 and refused to comply with the night’s lockdown. The violence sent four inmates to hospitals and left housing units damaged.
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The labor union representing the guards says low staffing also contributed to the problem.
The Lerdo lockup north of Bakersfield is being improved and expanded and a new facility is expected to begin housing inmates by May.
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Information from: KBAK-TV, http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/
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