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By Stan Maddux, WSBT-TV Correspondent

12:53 p.m. EDT, July 11, 2013
MICHIGAN CITY — A lockdown triggered by a conflict between rival gangs at Indiana State Prison in LaPorte County will remain in effect indefinitely, according to ISP superintendent Bill Wilson.

Wilson said Thursday that restrictions under the lockdown, now in its fourth week, were loosened somewhat just recently. The lockdown went into effect June 17.

Wilson said seven members from different ''security threat groups'' engaged in a conflict involving homemade knives also known as ''shanks.''

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Security threat groups is the term used at the prison to describe what are more commonly known as gangs.

Wilson said there were no injuries in the altercation, which occurred in the area of the prison known as ''Main Street,'' the walkway used by offenders moving from their cells to the recreation area.

Wilson said the purpose of the lockdown was to restrict the movement of offenders so investigators from within the prison can search the facility for any additional weapons; investigate who belongs to the gangs; and determine the makeup of the leadership of the gangs.

The lockdown was also used to place offenders involved in the altercation and others determined to be a threat to the general prison population away from offenders less prone to violence.

''Sometimes we have to isolate our problematic offenders,'' Wilson said.

Wilson said there are offenders at the prison who are members of such gangs as the Gangster Disciples, Latin Kings and Vice Lords.

They also operate similar to those on the streets in terms of marking their territory within the prison and trying to have contraband such as drugs smuggled into the facility, he said.

''We have an active awareness of the groups and who the players are but after this incident we felt it was prudent to do a full investigation,'' said Wilson.

The superintendent said inmates during the lockdown are confined to their cells except for taking showers and are not allowed visitation or telephone calls.

However, he said telephone calls just started being allowed again this week.

The investigation is proceeding slowly as a precaution against offenders retaliating.

When the lockdown will be lifted entirely depends on the completion of the ongoing internal probe.

''We just can't let that stuff escalate into a major problem,'' Wilson said.
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