'Incident' under investigation at Northeast Ohio Correctional Center
An investigation is underway following an "incident" at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center, according to a representative with CoreCivic, the company that operates the facility.
According to that representative, there was an incident involving people being held for CoreCivic's federal partners.
CoreCivic, according to its website, partners with the U.S. Marshals Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house detainees while they go through the legal process.
Although the nature of the incident was not shared with 21 News, one person was reportedly treated by medical staff on-site before being taken to, treated by and released from a local hospital.
No injuries to staff were reported and the incident remains under investigation.
