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COVID-19: One Officer Injured, Some 100 Inmates Moved Following Fight At CT Prison COVID-19: One Officer Injured, Some 100 Inmates Moved Following Fight At CT Prison
Covid-19: One Officer Injured, Some 100 Inmates Moved Following Fight At CT Prison A corrections officer was injured and some 100 inmates have been moved at the Carl Robinson Correctional Institution due to unrest associated with new restrictions in an attempt to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The prison, located in Enfield, houses more than 1,200 medium-security inmates, has recently experienced an uptick in incidents, said Andrius Banevicius, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections. The first sign of unrest began on Friday, April 3, when the prison's emergency. response team had to be mobilized as tension climbed among the inmates over the ag…

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Still On The Loose: Connecticut State Police Searching For Escaped Inmate Still On The Loose: Connecticut State Police Searching For Escaped Inmate
Still On The Loose: Connecticut State Police Searching For Escaped Inmate Connecticut State Police have released a wanted poster as they continue to search for a 25-year-old inmate who escaped from a state prison on Sunday. "Jerry Mercado is wanted for ESCAPE from Carl Robinson Correctional Institution in Enfield on 1/7/18," the wanted poster says.  Here is a description of the suspect:  Name: Jerry Mercado  Date of birth: 10/18/1992  Age: 25  Race: White/Hispanic  Height: 5 foot, 4 inches  Weight: 137 pounds  Tattoo: “Time Waits For No One” on his left temple and right side of neck  Aliases: Joshua, Jalyssa  At 3:15 p.m. Sunday, the prison was placed …

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Full-Scale Search Underway For Inmate Who Escaped From Connecticut Prison Full-Scale Search Underway For Inmate Who Escaped From Connecticut Prison
Full-Scale Search Underway For Inmate Who Escaped From Connecticut Prison A full-scale search is underway for an inmate who escaped Sunday from the Carl Robinson Correctional Institution in Enfield, Connecticut State Police said. At 3:15 p.m. Sunday, the prison was placed on lockdown after a prisoner was not accounted for during a routine facility count, state police said.  The offender, identified as Jerry Mercado, 25, is classified as a low-risk offender. He is from Hartford.  Emergency notification to local and state officials and members of the public have been made through the state’s alert system, state police said. If you see Mercado or know of his wherea…

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