Oklahoma 'inmate disturbance' leaves three dead and five injured at Cimarron Correctional Facility 

  • Officials say three inmates are dead and five injured after a prison fight that last about 40 minutes in one housing pod
  • No staff members were injured and the injured inmates were taken to hospitals
  • Prison is on lock-down and inmates are confined to their housing areas
  • In June, at least 200 inmates were involved in a brawl at the prison

By Regina F. Graham For Dailymail.com and Associated Press

Published: 23:12 EST, 12 September 2015 | Updated: 03:14 EST, 14 September 2015

Three inmates are dead and five injured after a disturbance at an Oklahoma prison, a spokesman for a private company that owns and operates the facility said Saturday.

Staff at Cimarron Correctional Facility in Cushing quelled an inmate disturbance around 4:40 p.m. Saturday, said Steve Owen of Nashville, Tennessee-based Corrections Corporation of America. 

He said in a release that the incident lasted about 40 minutes and was contained to one housing pod.

No staff members were injured. The inmates who were hurt were taken to hospitals. It's not clear what caused their injuries.

Officials say three Cimarron Correctional Facility (above) inmates are dead after a disturbance that happened Saturday afternoon at the prison in Oklahoma

Officials say three Cimarron Correctional Facility (above) inmates are dead after a disturbance that happened Saturday afternoon at the prison in Oklahoma

Five inmates were injured in the disturbance on Saturday that last for about 40 minutes at the prison (above). The inmates who were hurt were taken to hospitals and it's unclear what their injuries are

Five inmates were injured in the disturbance on Saturday that last for about 40 minutes at the prison (above). The inmates who were hurt were taken to hospitals and it's unclear what their injuries are

The names of those killed and injured were not immediately released.

KOCO-TV reported that the deceased inmates' families have been notified.

Owen said the prison was placed on lock-down and inmates confined to their housing areas. 

The facility about 50 miles southwest of Tulsa in northeast Oklahoma houses medium- and maximum-security male inmates for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

The prison (above) is on lock-down and inmates are being confined to their housing areas

The prison (above) is on lock-down and inmates are being confined to their housing areas

The incident occurred in a medium-security portion of the prison, Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terri Watkins told The Associated Press. 

The prison houses about 1,600 inmates, she said.

Owen said the incident remains under investigation.

In June, between 200 and 300 inmates were involved in a brawl at the prison. Eleven prisoners were taken to hospitals after the fight and the facility was placed on lock-down. 

The fighting occurred among inmates in three separate housing units. No correctional workers were injured.

Officials say the incident remains under investigation and the families of the deceased inmates have been notified

Officials say the incident remains under investigation and the families of the deceased inmates have been notified

 

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