A bloody riot at Rikers Island sent four correction officers and an inmate to the hospital.
The brawl erupted at the George R. Vierno Center Friday night, a spokesman for the Corrections Department said.
“There was a fight involving a number of inmates in a high custody housing unit. Department staff responded within minutes and the incident was resolved shortly thereafter. No serious injuries have been reported and the investigation is ongoing,” the spokesman said.
Four guards were treated for exposure to pepper spray and released. It was unclear how they were exposed to the chemical agent.
One source said several guards “left on stretchers.”
At least 50 inmates belonging to a Dominican gang called the Trinitarians brawled at the same facility in August.
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