Rival gangs brawl inside Miami’s federal prison, sources say. 4 treated for injuries

Devoun Cetoute, Jay Weaver
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Miami’s federal prison devolved into chaos as two rival gangs participated in a violent, bloody brawl on Saturday afternoon, a law enforcement source told the Miami Herald. Four inmates were rushed to the hospital as a result.

Around 12:20 p.m., two inmates got into an “altercation” at the Miami Federal Correctional Institution which resulted in injuries to both, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said. They were taken to a hospital as trauma alerts.

FCI Miami did not immediately respond to requests for information on the incident. The federal institution is a low-security prison that holds non-violent offenders.

Two inmates at the Miami Federal Correctional Institution were taken to a hospital after an altercation between them, fire rescue said.
Two inmates at the Miami Federal Correctional Institution were taken to a hospital after an altercation between them, fire rescue said.

According to a law enforcement source familiar with the incident, two rival gangs started a large brawl in which inmates were stabbed, stomped on and chairs were thrown. The source described the brawl as “a bloodbath.”

Four inmates were treated for injuries, the source said. Two suffered puncture wounds and returned to the prison, while two others who suffered ear bleeding and head trauma were taken to the hospital hours after the fight.

Randilee Giamusso, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, said six inmates were assessed by doctors and two were hospitalized.

Giamusso said “responding employees isolated and contained the incident and at no time was the public in danger,” adding the FBI has been notified about the melee.

According to Giamusso, the facility “remains on modified operations status” as of Tuesday.