WASHINGTON - D.C. police say 20 officers were summoned early Monday to the D.C. jail, the site of a riot involving at least 30 inmates.
Assistant Police Chief Alfred Durham says the officers were standing by to assist corrections personnel.
Police say the riot was reported shortly after midnight in the inner perimeter of the jail near theAnacostia River. The inmates were said to be armed with sticks and hand-carved knives.
It's not clear what started the disturbance, or whether anyone has been hurt.