BRAWL AMONG PITCHESS INMATES LEAVES 1 WITH MINOR INJURIES.Byline: City News Service One person suffered a minor injury during a fight involving eight inmates at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center A detention center or a detention centre is any location used for detention. Specifically, it can mean:
The disturbance began about 9 p.m. Sunday in one of the dormitories and involved English-speaking and non-English-speaking Latino inmates, said sheriff's spokeswoman Kimberly Unland. Deputies used verbal commands to quell quell tr.v. quelled, quell·ing, quells 1. To put down forcibly; suppress: Police quelled the riot. 2. the brawl brawl n. 1. A noisy quarrel or fight. 2. A loud party. 3. A loud, roaring noise. intr.v. brawled, brawl·ing, brawls 1. To quarrel or fight noisily. 2. less than a minute after it began. No deputies were hurt but one inmate suffered a cut above his eye and was treated at the facility's clinic, Unland said. The Pitchess Detention Center has been the scene of violent, racially charged brawls in which scores of inmates have fought with homemade home·made adj. 1. Made or prepared in the home: homemade pie. 2. Made by oneself. 3. Crudely or simply made. Adj. 1. knives and other weapons. A spate of fights broke out last week, leaving some inmates with minor injuries. In Sunday's fight, the inmates had no weapons, using only their hands and feet, Unland said. |
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