CUSHING, Okla. (AP) – A disturbance at an Oklahoma prison that left three inmates dead and five injured follows a large brawl earlier this summer in which several prisoners at the facility were hurt.
Steve Owen, a spokesman for a private company that owns and operates the Cimarron Correctional Facility in Cushing, said Saturday’s disturbance lasted about 40 minutes and was contained to one housing pod.
No staff members were injured in the incident, which he said staff quelled around 4:40 p.m.
The inmates who were hurt were taken to hospitals. It’s not clear what caused their injuries.
The names of those killed and injured were not immediately released.