to put down. The cause of the riot is under investigation. The riot broke out at 8:20 p.m. Although other races were involved the riot was mainly between Hispanic inmates and African American inmates. The prison's damages were severe, bathroom sinks ripped off the walls, fires broke out, and 50 inmates were taken to nearby hospitals. The riot caused a lockdown of the prison and six others in the area. In February 2010, the youth facility Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility was closed. California authorities indicated they would incorporate the facility into CIM. As of 2017, it remains empty except for an apartment-style housing unit for CDCR employees. In August 2020, CIM's role as a reception center ended, and it was one of three former reception centers in California that were reclassified. Coronavirus outbreak As of December 4, 2020 it was reported that the COVID-19 virus had killed 27 inmates at CIM, and the virus had infected 172 staff with 789 recovered cases 18 active cases and 1036 inmates had been infected and had since recovered. Notable people Inmates Robert Biehler (1934-1993), serial killer; sentenced for several crimes before being released in 1966 Seth Binzer (born 1974), musician better known as "Shifty Shellshock"; sentenced for 3 months for attempted robbery and for selling and using drugs Frank Bompensiero (1905-1977), mobster and hitman; sentenced for bribery and conspiracy Rodolfo Cadena (1943-1972), mobster; was murdered in CIM Steven David Catlin (born 1944), serial killer; sentenced to 3 years for credit card theft Caryl Chessman (1921-1960), robber, kidnapper, and rapist; was sentenced for robbery; escaped in 1943 Kevin Cooper (born 1958), mass murderer; was sentenced for two burglaries under a false name; escaped in 1983 Geza de Kaplany (born 1926), physician convicted of killing his wife; paroled in 1976 Bobby Driscoll (1937-1968), actor; held in CIM's Narcotic Rehabilitation Center after being arrested as a drug user Maurice Elias (1936-2016), actor better known as "James Stacy"; was sentenced for child molestation and failing to appear in court Ray Ferritto (1929-2004), mobster; sentenced for robbery with explosives Alex Peter García (born 1961), heavyweight boxer; sentenced to several prisons for manslaughter, including CIM Timothy Joseph McGhee (born 1973), serial killer and gang member; sentenced for parole violation Joseph Međugorac (1929-1993), mobster known as "Joe "Peg Leg" Morgan" Roman Polanski (born 1933), actor and director; held for a 90-day psychiatric evaluation after being arrested for rape