Kansas prison in Lansing placed on lockdown after fight

LANSING, Kan. (AP) – The Kansas prison in Lansing was placed on lockdown after a fight among inmates sent one prisoner to the hospital and left at least three corrections employees injured.

The incident happened about 7 p.m. Friday in a section of the facility that houses violent offenders. A state Department of Corrections spokesman confirmed that the hospitalized inmate was stabbed.

The rest of the facility had been placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure. A tactical unit was deployed during the altercation and additional staffing brought in from other facilities.

Officials say all men had returned to their cells “with minimal resistance“ by about 10:30 p.m.

Lansing is the state’s largest prison for adult men. It was built in 1867.