The warden of the state prison where 123 people were hurt during two nights of riots was suspended after guards charged officials did nothing about broken cell locks before the second night of upheaval.

Corrections Commissioner David S. Owens Jr. suspended Robert Freeman, the prison's superintendent, on Wednesday. But Owens said he "will not publicly disclose or confirm the alleged facts in order to preserve Superintendent Freeman's due process rights and to maintain the integrity of the ongoing investigation."The suspension was announced two hours after The Associated Press reported that guards said inmates could go on a second rampage because officials failed to fix broken control boxes after the first night of riots. More than 15 correctional officers told AP the prison administration was alerted but ignored the problem.

Several guards at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill also said officials lied about what time they had secured the prison after the first night of riots, Oct. 25. They added that the administration ignored guards' reports that some inmates were telling them a riot was planned.

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Corrections Department spokeswoman Sherri Cadeaux maintained Wednesday that the medium-security prison was under control when officials said it was: at 10 p.m. The guards contended some inmates were still loose hours after that.

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