Prison inmate stabs fellow inmate, sending him to trauma center, officials say

A prison inmate was assaulted by another prison inmate in South Miami-Dade Saturday, sending him to a nearby trauma center, state officials said.

Prison sources confirmed he was stabbed.

According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, an adult male was taken to Jackson South’s trauma center with traumatic injuries from Dade Correctional Institution, 19000 SW 377th St, near Florida City and Homestead.

The incident happened around 3:30 p.m.

According to Michelle Glady, spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Corrections, an inmate assaulted another inmate. It’s unclear if there was a weapon involved.

“There are no more details available at this time,” Glady said. The inmates were not identified.

This story was originally published December 22, 2018 at 8:37 PM.