Monday, October 04, 2010
West Virginia Prison On Lockdown
WEST VIRGINIA....
A federal prison in Glenville remains on lockdown after a fight involving about 75 inmates late last month.
Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Traci Billingsley says the melee broke out in the recreation yard at the Federal Correctional Institute-Gilmer on Sept. 23. No staff members were hurt, but several inmates were treated for injuries at the prison and three required treatment at a hospital.
Billingsley says there was no danger to the local community, She could not say whether the fight was gang-related.
A federal prison in Glenville remains on lockdown after a fight involving about 75 inmates late last month.
Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Traci Billingsley says the melee broke out in the recreation yard at the Federal Correctional Institute-Gilmer on Sept. 23. No staff members were hurt, but several inmates were treated for injuries at the prison and three required treatment at a hospital.
Billingsley says there was no danger to the local community, She could not say whether the fight was gang-related.
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