Hundreds of prisoners had to be moved today after rioting inmates set fire to a central Kentucky jail.

Blood-soaked mattresses, singed bedding and abandoned medical supplies littered the campus of a US prison, a testament to the mayhem and violence of a weekend riot that shut down part of the institution and injured about 175 inmates, some critically.

A PRISON near Los Angeles remained on lockdown yesterday after a riot sent 55 prisoners to hospital and injured more than 250 inmates.

A state prison near Los Angeles remained on lockdown today after a riot sent 55 prisoners to hospital and injured more than 250 inmates.