Edmonton max prison on lockdown after 2 inmates injured in assault

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted April 2, 2017 4:09 pm

1 min read

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A maximum-security prison in Edmonton was sent into lockdown Saturday after two inmates were assaulted.

Correctional Service Canada says the injured inmates at Edmonton Institution were taken to hospital to be treated.

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Visits to the institution have been suspended.

Corrections officials will review the circumstances surrounding the incident.

They say normal operations at the prison will resume “as soon as it is considered safe to do so.”

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