May 16--An inmate was shot by a guard and three other prisoners were injured during an incident Monday at the California State Prison-Sacramento.
At least four inmates were involved in what authorities are describing as an incident.
A correctional officer shot an inmate during the ordeal that began at 10:25 a.m., according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. A second inmate suffered stab wounds. They were taken to an outside area hospital.
Two other inmates were also injured and were treated at the facility in the 100 block of Prison Road in Represa.
Inmate movement at the maximum security facility has been limited as investigators try to determine what happened, prison spokeswoman Terry Thornton said.
Investigators have recovered three stabbing weapons made by the inmates.
Located on an 882-acre lot, the facility houses inmates who are serving long prison sentences or "those that have proved to be management problems at other institutions," according the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation website. The facility shares property with Folsom State Prison, Folsom Women's Facility and California Prison Industry Authority.
The facility opened in 1986 and was run by the Folsom prison warden. At the time, the prison was called New Folsom. But the facility's name changed in 1992 and is operated as a separate prison with its own warden.
This post will be updated as new information becomes available.
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