Prison

LA Federal Jail Fight

Wednesday, 11:27 p.m.

An out of control fight has jumped off at the LA Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal detention facility that houses both men and women near downtown LA at 535 N Alameda Street. Those charged with federal crimes are held at MDC, including immigration violators awaiting deportation.

The fight began about 7 p.m. And, although it was reported under control by the MDC’s media people by around 9, when I spoke to an officer at the facility at 11:20 p.m., he said, “We still have a situation.” He did not define matters further.

In the beginning anyway, the fight involved 10 people. Four staff members were injured, including two who were hospitalized, although the latter’s injuries were not reported to be serious.

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