Injured prisoners treated and returned to Geguti Prison

Seventeen inmates with self-inflicted injuries have been treated in hospital, are in good health and have been returned to prison, officials say.

The inmates from Prison #14, located in Western Georgia, are believed to have injured themselves by cutting their own legs and hands last night. They were provided with adequate medical assistance and have since been returned to prison, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance said.

"On February 10, 17 inmates were taken to civil hospitals and after receiving adequate medical assistance all of them were taken back to prison. The prisoners are in a good health condition and their lives are not in danger,” the Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance statement read.

The prison’s administration did not use force to control the situation.

At present, the Public Defender’s Office representatives have met the inmates. It is believed the prisoners hurt themselves after four days on a hunger strike after their demands of resignation of prison authorities was unanswered. The inmates have accused the prison administration of beating them.