Crime & Safety

Man Stabbed 8 Times Inside Philadelphia Prison: Police

Police said the 23-year-old was taken to Nazareth Hospital and placed in stable condition.

(CBS Philadelphia)

April 9, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A 23-year-old man was stabbed eight times in the back in Philadelphia's prison system on Monday night, police said.

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The stabbing happened at the Detention Center on the 8100 block of State Road in Northeast Philly, authorities said.

Police said the 23-year-old was taken to Nazareth Hospital and placed in stable condition.

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