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Multiple inmates critically injured after altercations at B.C. prisons

Incident at Kent Institution in Agassiz followed quickly by assault reports at Matsqui Institution
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Three inmates were taken to hospital in critical condition following a serious incident at Kent Institution on Thursday (Jan. 4) evening. (Observer File Photo)

Three inmates at Kent Institution in Agassiz were taken to hospital after a series of incidents on Thursday, Jan. 4.

B.C. Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) said five ambulances and two advanced care paramedic responder units arrived on the scene at the maximum security prison on Thursday evening. All three patients were in critical condition.

BCEHS spokesperson Jasprit Khandal also told The Observer that BCEHS responded to a call 10 minutes later at Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford for a similar incident.

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