Inmate fatally stabbed at Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre
KINGSTON, Jamaica – An inmate was fatally stabbed by another at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre (TSACC) on Friday, the Department of Correctional Services is reporting.
It was reported by an officer from the facility that two inmates were involved in a physical altercation. Using an improvised weapon, an inmate inflicted stab wounds to the right side of another inmate’s abdomen. The wounded inmate was escorted to the Kingston Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead Friday morning.
OBSERVER ONLINE understands that the other inmate received minor injuries and was treated at the Medical Unit at the TSACC.
The identity of the individuals involved has not been released.
The Department of Correctional Services is assuring that the Independent Commission of Investigations and the Jamaica Constabulary Force have been informed.