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| N.Y. Prison Locked Down After Inmate Fights |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 03/10/2003 |
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Prison officials locked down Coxsackie Correctional Facility on Thursday to search for contraband, following three inmate fights and the seizure of homemade weapons. The lockdown will continue for three to four more days, as prison officers search all inmate cells and common areas, such as cafeterias and recreation yards, said Glenn Goord, commissioner of the state Department of Correctional Services. ''I will not tolerate inmate assaults on staff or other inmates,'' he said. ''We will not allow inmates to possess weapons of any sort in our prisons.'' Three inmate-on-inmate fights have occurred since Sunday. Two inmates assaulted in separate incidents Sunday and Tuesday were treated at the prison infirmary for cuts on their face. An inmate assaulted Monday night in an outdoor recreation yard was treated for facial lacerations at Albany Medical Center and released, according to Correctional Services. Prison officers recovered a razor in the yard after Monday's fight. Also, two fistfights, described by the department as ''minor,'' broke out Wednesday night. No one has been charged in connection with any of the fights. No prison officers were injured, the department said. During routine cell searches Sunday, prison officers found a sharpened piece of metal underneath an inmate's mattress and half of a tin can lid hidden in a cigarette pack atop another inmate's locker. While frisking that inmate, a razor blade fell out of his underwear, according to Correctional Services. It is the first lockdown of the prison, 20 miles south of Albany, since June 2000. During the lockdown, all 1,012 prisoners will be confined to their cells, except for those escorted to approved legal and personal visits. |
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