Md. inmate stabbed, 2 suspected
Correction officials say an inmate was stabbed at the Western Correctional Institution in Cresaptown.
It happened Monday about 8 p.m. in a recreation hall in one of the housing units.
The 32-year-old inmate was treated at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center for wounds to his arms, back and shoulders.
He was returned to WCI early Tuesday.
A spokesman for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services says two suspects have been identified but not charged.
He said no motive has been determined for the incident.
-- Cumberland (Md.) Times-News
By
Washington Post Editors
| October 14, 2010; 7:53 AM ET
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Maryland, Prison Beat
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