An Arizona jail was the scene of a chaotic situation on Wednesday when hundreds of inmates refused to comply with officers’ instructions and started a riot.
Corrections officers at the Phoenix-area prison were surrounded by scores of inmates that grouped together and disobeyed dispersion commands.
A prisoner described how rioters broke windows of the building that turned into a “war zone.”
“They came in with tear gas, flash bangs, pepper spray, and started shooting them at everyone,” the witness reported.
Arizona Department of Corrections spokeswoman Judy Keane said that the situation at the Eyman prison in Florence was under control by the evening.
“At no point was public safety jeopardized,” she added.
The facility was under lockdown Thursday morning as authorities investigated the incident.
