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| Five injured in McCormick County prison fight |
| By wrdw.com - Carter Coyle |
| Published: 06/22/2012 |
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MCCORMICK, S.C. -- Four inmates and a corrections officer are all recovering after a prison brawl turned violent. The fight happened Wednesday night at McCormick County Correctional Institution in South Carolina. Authorities say several inmates used homemade knives to stab each other. SC Department of Corrections Communications Director Clark Newsom says ten to fifteen prisoners got into a fight in the facility yard after dinner. A handful of prisoners were treated for cuts and bruises on-site, and four were treated for stab wounds. One officer, who was trying to break up the fight, was taken to the hospital for stitches. Newsom now says gang activity may be to blame. "You're dealing with inmates that are in there seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day and always coming up with ideas of some way to get out. Gangs are a problem in the outside world, and they are a problem in prisons, too." Two inmates and the corrections officer were taken to a hospital in Greenwood with minor injuries. Two other prisoners were flown to GHSU in Augusta with life-threatening injuries. The prison will be on lock-down through this weekend. "We were able to get them under control and back into their cells fairly quickly," explains Newsom. Read More. |
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