By C1 Staff
HOUTZDALE, Pa. — The last of five correctional officers who were attacked and injured Tuesday by inmates who refused to leave the recreation yard has left the hospital.
WJAC TV reports that the SCI Houtzdale continues to be under lockdown while staff search the facility both internally and externally.
Many in the community outside the detention facility are reportedly curious about the condition of the officers who were injured. WeAreCentralPa reports that no one in the community could recall an incident of this magnitude happening in recent times.
SCI Houtzdale has been open for 20 years and holds about 2,500 inmates.