LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. — Officers have regained control of a prison dormitory at Kershaw Correctional Institution after inmates took control and injured three officers.
One officer had been stabbed Sunday and all three were treated for non-life threatening injuries. South Carolina Department of Corrections spokesman Dexter Lee says inmates took control around 3 p.m. The department called in its emergency team and had all inmates back in their cells by 7:30 p.m.
No inmate injuries have been reported. It's unclear what triggered the incident and how many inmates and officers were in the wing at the time.
This is the second high-profile state prison incident after four inmates were strangled at Kirkland Correctional Institution last week.
Lee says there was no threat to public safety and the prison remained secure.
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