Inmates involved in a prison fight that was recorded and placed on YouTube have been internally disciplined by authorities, but are unlikely to face criminal charges.
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Footage from inside the Alexander Maconochie Centre showing two inmates trading punches inside a cell emerged on YouTube earlier this month.
The clip sparked concern because it showed violence within the prison, and meant a prisoner was able to hold a mobile phone without being detected by authorities.
The inmates involved in the fighting have since been charged with internal disciplinary offences by prison authorities.
They were found guilty and disciplined, although the exact nature of their punishment is unknown.
Punishments for such disciplinary offences can include withdrawing privileges, financial penalties, or segregation.
But Corrections Minister Shane Rattenbury said it was unlikely criminal charges would be pursued due to the lack of a complainant in the case.
Mr Rattenbury said it is still unknown whether the phone used to record the fight had been recovered.
He said the phone found during searches earlier this month had not contained any footage of the fight.
At least five versions of the video, which is set against hip-hop music, remain on YouTube.
That's despite Mr Rattenbury saying correctional authorities would continue to lobby the video sharing site to remove the clip.
He has previously warned that, generally speaking, vision from inside the AMC threatens the facility's security if made public.
The ACT Shadow Corrections spokesman Andrew Wall called on the government to further investigate mobile phone jamming technology in the prison in the wake of the incident.
It was reported in September 2012 that the government was considering introducing such technology, and was watching a trial of jamming devices at a NSW prison.
That trial was extended by three months in July.