All US federal prisons went on lockdown due to showdowns between gangs in Texas

All US federal prisons have been isolated after a brawl between members of two enemy gangs in the Beaumont prison in Texas. During the brawl, two prisoners were killed, according to with the BBC.

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According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, two more prisoners were seriously injured.

The bureau said it was viewing the situation “with great caution” and added that the lockdown was a temporary measure.

The isolation of prisons is very rarely used in the entire penitentiary system.

The majority of convicts in the United States serve their sentences in institutions that are taken care of by the authorities of individual states, and not by the federal government.

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According to the latest data on the bureau's website, it operates 134 institutions throughout the United States, which contain more than 150 convicts.

A prison lockdown usually means that inmates are not allowed to leave their cells and visitors are restricted from accessing them.

The bureau said in a statement that it would not provide further information on specific measures for security reasons, but expects the lockdown to be short-lived. Members of the MS-1372 street gang, a group formed in Los Angeles by immigrants from El Salvador, were reportedly involved in a brawl at Beaumont Prison in Texas, which houses 13 inmates.

The dead inmates were Guillermo Riojas, 54, a convicted gun violence offender, and Andrew Pineda, 34, believed to be a member of the Mexican Mafia gang.

According to the bureau, none of the prison employees were injured during the incident.

It is believed that there are currently about 300 members of the Mexican Mafia in prison. According to the FBI, the gang consists of current and former prisoners who hold leadership positions in various institutions, offering protection and selling drugs.

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The MS-13 gang, formed by expatriates who fled El Salvador's long and brutal civil war, is also known for its brutality.

According to FBI estimates, this is one of the largest criminal groups in the United States, with more than 10 thousand members.

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