Disturbance at Ontario’s state prison prompts warning shots, lockdown for 700

ONTARIO – A fight between two inmates at Snake River Correctional Institution on Saturday, May 25, turned into a disruption involving nearly 70 inmates that required warning shots to end, according to the state Corrections Department.

The incident at Oregon’s largest prison happened when 237 inmates were out on the recreation yard of a unit of the prison called Complex 2, according to a statement on Sunday from Amber Campbell, agency communications manager.

“After the…