A prisoner was taken to hospital for medical treatment after a fight among inmates at Northward Prison on Saturday.
The inmate was released the same night, according to a joint statement on Monday night from the Ministry of Home Affairs and His Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service.
The statement said that a number of inmates started fighting on Saturday after which a prisoner was transported to the Health Services Authority for medical treatment.
That individual was released from hospital that same day and returned to Northward.
The statement said prison staff intervened and managed the incident in accordance with their internal procedures.
“Operations at HMP Northward have continued without interruption. Both the Ministry of Home Affairs and HMCIPS are actively monitoring the incident and will provide an update on the matter,” the statement added.
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