Inmate chops fellow prisoner at Lusignan jail

A prisoner housed at the Lusignan Prison had to be treated yesterday for injuries sustained after he was reportedly chopped by another inmate.

According to reports reaching this newspaper, the man whose identity was not given was chopped and had to be treated at the facility for a minor injury; he also refused to name his attacker.

In light of such, Stabroek News made several attempts to contact Director of Prisons Gladwyn Samuels for a comment on the situation, however such attempts proved futile.

Meanwhile, Samuels in an interview with the Department of Public Information yesterday morning explained that officials were