California moves 1,000 from riot-torn prison
Posted: August 11, 2009 at 5:02 a.m.
Corrections experts warned two years ago that overcrowding at the California Institute for Men at Chino created "a serious disturbance waiting to happen," foreshadowing the weekend riot that injured 175 prisoners, destroyed or damaged six dormitories and forced relocation of at least 1,000 men.
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