Prison guards are forced to use tear gas after fight breaks out between inmates at Sydney’s notorious Long Bay jail
- Guards have been forced to use tear gas after a fight broke out at Sydney prison
- Inmates filmed in a jail yard lying down with hands cuffed behind their backs
- Fight broke out in hospital wing of the jail in city’s south-east about 12.30pm
Prison guards have been forced to use tear gas after a fight broke out between two inmates at a notorious Sydney jail.
The fight broke out in the hospital wing of the Long Bay Correctional Complex in the city’s south-east about 12.30pm on Monday.
Rows of inmates were seen in aerial footage in one of the jail’s yards lying down with their hands cuffed behind their backs flanked by guards in riot gear.
Prison guards in riot gear stand guard at Long Bay Correctional Complex in Sydney’s south-east on Monday after using tear gas to subdue prisoners when a fight broke out
Corrective Services New South Wales said the gas canisters were used to control the inmates, before they were handcuffed and taken back inside the prison building.
Residents in the nearby Matraville area reported burning in their eyes and throats, ABC News reported.
They also said they could hear prisoners being told to sit down on the prison’s fence line by security staff.
Residents in homes close to the Matraville prison reported burning in their eyes and throats after guards deployed the tear gas
High-profile inmates at the jail include ex-NSW police detective Roger Rogerson – who is serving life in prison for murdering 21-year-old drug dealer Jamie Gao.
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