DIRECTOR of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, has confirmed that an investigation has been launched into what appears to be prisoners participating in a “human dog fight” at the Lusignan Prisons unknowing to prison officers there.

Reports indicate that the prisoners who were held at one section of the holding bay made their way to another section to participate in the friendly competition.

In a video widely circulated on social media, the men could be seen having cloths tied around their neck and advancing at each other as dogs would do.

The video, which was laced with profanities, was reportedly recorded on Wednesday afternoon on an iPhone.

During the ‘dog fight’, a number of prisoners could be seen cheering on the men whose turns ‘came up for battle’.

In the video, the fighters were referred to as pit bulls and other vicious dogs and were seen scaling barbwire partitions and then allowed to ‘attack each other’ in a seemingly friendly way but which bore all the hallmarks of actual dog fights.

The Guyana Prison Service has been trying to rid its holding facilities and jailhouses of contraband including mobile devices but the task appears to be an uphill one as these items continue to pop up weekly.

In the past, prisoners, especially those being held in the holding bay at Lusignan, have been finding some of the most amusing ways to spend their time in the facility as they await their trials and court dates.

They have been featured in celebratory mode on occasions such as Fathers’ Day and New Year’s Day drinking alcoholic beverages and having a merry time.