Mexicans lock horns in AZ state pen

[Expose Them All]

Twenty inmates were injured Friday in the second brawl this week in a Tucson prison.

At approximately 6 p.m. Friday, inmates at the Arizona State Prison Complex Tucson Santa Rita Tent Unit started a fight with weapons that ended up injuring 20 inmates, according to a press release by Department of Corrections spokesman Bill Lamoreax.

Four inmates had been taken off site for medical treatment, while the rest were treated on-site.

Prison personnel stopped the fight and started an investigation, according to the press release.

The fight, like the previous fight, was between Mexican-American and Mexican national inmates. In the first fight, which happened on Tuesday, nine prison officers and three inmates were hospitalized.

Dozens of i
nmates were involved in the Tuesday brawl.

The Tucson complex will be locked down until further notice. This weekend all visitation throughout the complex has been cancelled, according to the press release.

[Smilin' Jack]

It's all good! Bring on the gladiators!

[Whitebear]

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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

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Another fight broke out Tuesday morning, also involving Mexican nationals and Mexican-American inmates. Nine officers and three inmates were injured in that fight,

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