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Separate stabbings in Philadelphia jail leave 2 inmates hurt

The stabbings happened at the Riverside Correctional Facility

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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Two inmates were injured during separate stabbings within 40 minutes inside a Philadelphia jail.

Police say a 36-year-old man was stabbed around 6 p.m. under a staircase inside Riverside Correctional Facility on State Road in Holmesburg.


At around 6:35 p.m., a 23-year-old man was stabbed several times in the back and arms.

Both men were taken to the hospital and were listed in stable condition.

Investigators did not initially find a weapon or arrest a suspect.

The stabbings happened at the Riverside Correctional Facility