Two inmates from Topeka Correctional Facility taken to hospital

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Two inmates at the Topeka Correctional Facility were transported to a local hospital by ambulance on Wednesday morning, officials said.

Paramedics were called to the facility, located at 815 S.E. Rice Road, around 8:54 a.m. Wednesday.

Kansas Department of Corrections spokesman David Thompson confirmed the women were transported to a local hospital but said additional information wasn’t available.

The Topeka Correctional Facility is the state’s only all-women prison. It is operated by the Kansas Department of Corrections.

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