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Riots broke out at within a 1/2 hr of each other, in Pleasant Valley State Prison (Coalinga, southwestern Fresno County) & Avenal State Prison (about 20 miles south of Coalinga)
No prison staff were reported injured in either incident, CDCR said.
The riots are under investigation by CDCR, & the possible cause is not yet known