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| Prison lockdown still in effect in Cocoa |
| By Eloisa Ruano Gonzalez |
| Published: 04/20/2009 |
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COCOA - Not far from where a state prisoner in Volusia County was stabbed to death earlier this week, several inmates were injured at another prison. The Brevard Correctional Institution in Cocoa remains in lockdown this weekend after a gang-related fight broke out earlier this week. None of the injuries were life-threatening. It's common for prisons to be locked down while officials investigate possible gang activity, said Jo Ellyn Rackleff, spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Corrections. "We're especially careful because the animosity and loyalty of the gangs. That makes it difficult to conduct an investigation," she said. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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