03-03-2018 01:05 via wivb.com

Authorities say inmate was killed during Arizona prison riot

SAN LUIS, Ariz. (AP) — An inmate died during a riot at a southern Arizona prison where hundreds of inmates attacked guards and set fires, prison officials said Friday.
The Arizona State Prison Complex – Yuma, which is located roughly 200 miles (321 kilometers) southwest of Phoenix in San Luis, remained closed Friday and visitation was suspended.
The melee began Thursday night in the prison’s Cheyenne Unit when inmates attacked prison staff, DOC spokesman Andrew Wilder said.
The
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