An hour long fight involving at least 12 inmates yesterday, injured two guards and a staff member at the Union County Juvenile Detention Center Linden, officials said.
According to officials, the altercation began at approximately 9:45 a.m. among four or five inmates in one of the housing units. However, the fight quickly escalated and inmates - raging between 16-19 years of age from both Union and Hudson counties - in other units joined in.
The fight was placed under control by 11 a.m. with the assistance of Union County.
A staff member and two guards suffered non-life threatening injuries, officials said.
The incident remains under investigation. Inmates will be facing charges once surveillance video is reviewed and investigation is completed. The Union County Prosecutor's Office will determine the charges.