Inmates inside the Chippewa Correctional Facility near Sault Ste. Marie took over a wing of the prison late Sunday night, after a fight broke out between three-prisoners in a level two housing area.
But by 4 a.m., jail staff, along with members of the Michigan Department of Corrections Emergency Response Team regained control of the unit.
Officers broke up the initial incident and used a taser on one of the prisoners involved in the fight.
The prisoner was taken to a local hospital where he was medically cleared and later discharged back into Michigan Department of Corrections custody.
Meanwhile, at the prison, after the ambulance left, prisoners in the unit left their cells and approached the officer station and the officers were able to exit safely. This lasted for several hours, but at 4 a.m. Monday, facility staff and ERT members swiftly moved into the unit and secured all prisoners into their cells.
The department thanks and commends all department staff who assisted in this situation, as well as staff from the U.S. Border Patrol and the Michigan State Police who assisted in this effort.
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