Hutchinson Correctional Facility
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The lockdown at Hutchinson Correctional Facility-Central Unit was partially lifted early Thursday. In a media release, the Kansas Department of Corrections reported inmate movement has resumed in all but the cell house where Tuesday night’s incident occurred. This cell house will remain on lockdown status with inmate movement suspended until further notice.
On Tuesday, inmates in two separate incidents attacked three corrections officers at the prison’s Central Unit.
All three officers sustained injuries and were taken to the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for treatment by facility staff and later released. The incident remains under investigation.