INMATE TREATED FOR SELF-INFLICTED INJURY

A 50-year-old inmate at the North Branch Correctional Institution was treated at UPMC-Western Maryland for an apparent self-inflicted injury. The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services says a correctional officer rendered aid, before medical staff arrived. The incident remains under investigation. The inmate had been serving a 75-year sentence for multiple armed robbery, assault and weapons charges.