ONTARIO — Two inmates needed medical care last week after a fight at Snake River Correctional Institution, Ontario, that involved 36 inmates, according to Oregon State Police and prison officials.

Amber Campbell, prison spokesperson, said the fight on Wednesday, Dec. 9, started over an incident of perceived disrespect in the dayroom associated with the inmates’ housing unit. Although the fight involved three dozen men, it didn’t spread beyond the housing unit to other parts of SRCI, Campbell said.

She said correctional officers halted the fight with chemical spray and verbal commands, and that no weapons were involved.

However, two inmates were hurt badly enough to need outside medical care. They were treated and returned to the prison.

State Police Sgt. Javier Marquez said a third man also was injured badly enough to merit investigation.

“Our focus was to concentrate on those three adults in custody who were injured,” he said.

Campbell said the facility placed all 36 men involved in the disciplinary segregation following the fight, and the prison is conducting its own review of the incident.

Snake River is the state’s largest prison, with a maximum capacity of 3,062 inmates.