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Four inmates were treated for injuries and the Saskatoon Correctional Centre was locked down after two fights on Monday, the Ministry of Corrections and Policing confirmed.

Members of the West Side Outlaws and the Indian Posse street gangs were involved in the fights, one of which took place on a secure unit and the other in the yard of the provincial jail, according to a source inside the jail.

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The source said the unit was saturated with pepper spray, which guards used to secure the space.

The provincial government declined an interview request, but Ministry of Corrections and Policing spokesman Drew Wilby said in an email that the facility remained on lockdown on Tuesday.

The fights have been referred to Saskatoon police for investigation and the ministry will conduct its own review, he said.

The latest incidents at the jail came days after Brent Checkosis, who is on remand facing charges in connection with the death of Tiki Laverdiere, was stabbed with a home-made knife.