Prison officers injured while confiscating cell phone

RYAN HAMILTON-DAVIS

Two prison officers are now being treated at hospital after they were injured while executing their duties at the Golden Grove Maximum Security Prison.

Sources in the prison service clarified that the two prison officers were injured yesterday after rumours began spreading that a prison officer was stabbed in his head.

Newsday understands the two prison officers were trying to confiscate a cell phone which was found in an inmate's possession, however, while trying to retrieve it they were wounded.

Newsday was told one of the prison officers sustained an injury to his head, and the other to his leg.

Prison Service officials would not give the names of the two prison officers for their protection, but Newsday was told the two officers were PO1's

Prison Officers Association president Ceron Richards told Newsday the injuries were not serious, and the situation was par for the course when treating with prisoners.

"When doing prison work, these things happen from time to time," Richards said.

He however said he was thankful that the prison officers were not seriously injured. Investigations into the matter are ongoing.