One inmate has been sent to hospital after an altercation at the Atlantic Institution, a maximum-security federal prison located near Renous, N.B.
Correctional Service Canada said two inmates were injured as a result of the altercation on Wednesday, with one receiving treatment at an outside hospital.
Neither inmate is named in a press release provided by Correctional Service Canada.
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The RCMP and the institution are investigating the incident.
Correctional Service Canada said that the inmates have been identified and the “appropriate” actions have been taken.
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Part of the action includes a lockdown ordered by the warden and a search of the institution.
Things will return to normal when “it is considered safe to do so,” according to the press release.
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