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Chemical Agents Needed to Stop a Five Man Fight

Alden, NY – Correction officers needed to deploy several rounds of OC spray and two rounds of CS gas to quell a mess hall fight between inmates at the maximum security correctional facility.

The fight occurred on Tuesday, January 5 at approximately 12:20 p.m. An officer witnessed two inmates begin to fight in the mess hall and exchange punches. The officer ordered the inmates to stop. A third inmate got up from his chair and attacked one of the inmates.  FULL PRESS RELEASE