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A full-blown riot broke out the next day in the prison's medium-security unit. It left some housing units so badly damaged that more than 1,100 prisoners had to be moved to other facilities.

Edward Kelley had been convicted of plotting to kill the law enforcement officers who had investigated his case.

California has lifted lockdowns at nine prisons, but twelve remain restricted due to violence. The measures, criticized as harsh, have led to a hunger strike by inmates.