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UTAH STATE PRISON — The high-security gang unit of the Utah State Prison was still locked down Wednesday following a stabbing that left an inmate in critical condition.
The 25-year-old inmate was stabbed Tuesday morning by his cellmate and flown to University Hospital. Prison spokesman Steve Gehrke said officials were not releasing the inmates' names in case there were "broader gang issues underlying the incident."
"It just as easily could have been a simple disagreement or conflict between two offenders," he said.
The inmate was in critical but stable condition Tuesday night, but prison officials did not immediately have an update on his condition Wednesday. The Unified Police Department is investigating the attack.
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