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Three guards were stabbed and were transported for medical
treatment along with two others hurt Friday at Wallens Ridge
State Prison in western Virginia, the state Department of
Corrections said.
The agency said in a press release that six inmates involved had
all been convicted of violent crimes including murder and rape
and that five of them were “confirmed MS-13 gang members from El
Salvador, who were in this country illegally.” It said the sixth
inmate was a U.S. citizen with ties to a different gang.
“Five of the individuals responsible for this senseless attack
should never have been in this country in the first place,” Chad
Dotson, director of the Virginia Department of Corrections, said
in a statement. “Every single day, our officers put their lives
on the line to ensure public safety. ... This attack is an
example of the dangers they face when they show up to work every
day."
Corrections officials gave no further details about the prison
attack, citing an ongoing investigation.
The agency said three of the injured officers were treated and
released the day of the attack. The remaining two were
hospitalized in stable condition.
Carla Miles, a Department of Corrections spokesperson, said she
did not know if the two guards remained in the hospital Sunday.
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