Face-tattooed inmate, 33, is stabbed to death in a brutal jailhouse brawl that forced the prison to be placed into an emergency lockdown
- Inmate Michael Black was stabbed to death at Parklea Correctional Centre
- The 33-year-old died before paramedics arrived with multiple stab wounds
- He was due in Wollongong Local Court but his lawyer couldn't reach him
- It was reported prisoners couldn't be contacted due to lockdown in the jail
Illawarra inmate Michael Black was stabbed to death in Parklea Correctional Centre on Wednesday
A prisoner has been stabbed to death in a jailhouse brawl.
Police and emergency services were called to Parklea Correctional Centre around 12pm on Wednesday after reports of an assault at the facility.
Illawarra inmate Michael Black was found with multiple stab wounds and was treated by St Vincent's medical staff on site.
The 33-year-old died at the scene before paramedics arrived.
Black was meant to appear via video link in Wollongong Local Court on Wednesday, though his lawyer was unable to reach him.
He was put in jail on February 26 after a burglary at a post office in Berkeley.
The Blacktown Advocate reported that a court officer told the court that Parklea prisoners would not appear on the link as the prison 'was in lockdown'.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
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A Parklea Correctional Centre spokeswoman said the jail would assist officers with their inquiries.
'Support is being provided to those impacted,' she said.
'We acknowledge that a full understanding will be achieved only through investigations by NSW Police and the Coroner.'
This is the second major incident at Parklea in less than three weeks after a riot broke out in the facility on April 3.
A brawl involving more than 20 prisoners put the prison into lockdown, with many requiring medical treatment after the incident.
Black's death is the second major incident at Parklea in less than three weeks after a riot at the facility on April 3
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