NEW: Threats involving inmates cause state prisons to go on lockdown (Florida)

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1. From Reuters

Florida prisons on partial lockdown over unspecified threat

August 17, 2017 / 4:32 PM / an hour ago

(Reuters) - The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC), operator of one of the largest prison systems in the United States, on Thursday put its nearly 100,000 inmates on partial lockdown after receiving information of possible disturbances, a spokeswoman said.

The department decided to boost security at its facilities through the weekend due to "credible intelligence indicating that small groups of inmates at several institutions may attempt to disrupt FDC operations and impact safety and security," the spokeswoman, Ashley Cook, said in a telephone interview.

Cook did not offer further details on the nature of the possible disturbances.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-prisons-idUSKCN1AX2M2