Ammunition found in St. Clair prison

Prison officials found rounds of ammunition hidden in the St. Clair County Correctional Facility in Springville while searching the facility after handguns and drugs were tossed over the fence last week.  The prison remains on lockdown after two handguns, drugs and several cell phones were thrown over the prison fence last Wednesday.  Three people have been arrested  for allegedly trying to smuggle two handguns, drugs and several cell phones into the prison last Wednesday, Oct. 7. Officials say the prison was thoroughly searched and officials found ammunition concealed in the prison. Prison officials are not releasing what type of ammunition or handguns were found, citing the ongoing investigation.  DOC is conducting an investigation with assistance from county and state law enforcement. A Corrections Emergency Response Team is also assisting investigators with a complete search of the facility. The prison remains on lockdown until investigators and the team have completed the search." 

St. Clair Correctional Facility houses 1,300 inmates and was the site of an April brawl involving 30 inmates in which one correctional officer was injured.