The Kansas Department of Corrections says a lockdown at the Lansing Correctional Facility was lifted today.
Four separate attacks on staff members Thursday led to a lockdown of the maximum security unit. That meant all programs and visitation in the maximum security section of the prison were cancelled. Adam Pfannenstiel, with the Department of Corrections, says four staff members suffered minor injuries in the attacks last week.
“Any time something like this happens, obviously we take it very seriously," he says. "The lockdown was put in place for the safety and security of our staff members but also for our inmates, as well."
Pfannenstiel says the attacks are under investigation, although the four incidents appear to be unrelated.
