CASTAIC, Calif. - Hispanic and black inmates fought at a LosAngeles County maximum-security jail despite a lockdown that had beeninstituted a day earlier after fighting left one black prisoner dead.
About 200 inmates fought in two dorms at the North CountyCorrectional Facility late Sunday, with 10 people suffering minorinjuries that were treated at the jail, said Deputy Alba Yates of theLos Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Investigators said it wasn't clear if Sunday's fighting wasconnected to Saturday's riot, which left 45-year-old inmate WayneRobert Tiznor dead and more than 100 other inmates injured.
None of the injuries were life-threatening, authorities said.
The lockdown remained in effect early today and jail officialsdeclined to say how long it might last.
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