Oklahoma prisons on lockdown statewide after unspecified incident
Authorities have not yet released information on the nature of the Hominy incident
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prisons and correctional facilities across Oklahoma have been placed on lockdown due to an undisclosed incident.
According to a press release from the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, the lockdown was issued "after an incident occurred at the Dick Conner Correctional Center in Hominy."
The Dick Conner Correctional Center is a medium-security prison in northeastern Oklahoma. Affected prisons are not allowing visitors until further notice.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The incident at Hominy is currently under investigation, Department spokesperson Kay Thompson told the Associated Press on Saturday.
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A prison cell block is seen at the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Entrance Gate and Guard Station at Oklahoma State Penitentiary (Shepard Sherbell/CORBIS SABA/Corbis via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections for clarification on the nature of the lockdown.
A similar lockdown went into affect in 2021 after concurrent gang-related attacks at multiple Oklahoma prisons.
The prison yard at the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma. ((Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images))
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}During the 2021 incident, 6 separate facilities saw coordinated attacks that injured several inmates, though no deaths were reported.