Philadelphia Stabbings: Inmates stabbed at Riverside Corrections Facility in Holmesburg

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — An unusual spate of violence erupted at the Riverside Corrections Facility in Philadelphia’s Holmesburg neighborhood.

Authorities report three stab wounds in three days in prison.

The last occurred around 6:12 p.m. on Thursday.

Police say a 35-year-old man was stabbed in the head, right eye and upper body.

He was taken to hospital for treatment and is expected to survive.

Two inmates were attacked in separate incidents about half an hour apart Tuesday night.

A 36-year-old man was stabbed once in the right eye at around 5:58 p.m

A 23-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in the back and arms.

Both were taken to the hospital in stable condition.

No arrests were made in the stabbings.