Flooding causes blackout, brawl at Texas prison
Peace has been restored at a southeast Texas state prison after a brawl between inmates and correctional officers that began when flooding caused a power outage.
The incident happened about 10 p.m. Saturday at the Luther Unit prison in Navasota, about 70 miles northwest of Houston. Texas prison system spokesman Jason Clark says flooding forced the prison to emergency generator power, but the generator malfunctioned.
Correctional officers ordered inmates back to their cells, but some refused to comply. Clark estimates as many as 50 inmates in the 1,300-inmate prison were involved, and three were sent to a hospital – one for stiches and two for unrelated medical issues.
Clark says there were no escapes.
