Five inmates at the Maricopa County Jail were hospitalized for overdoses Saturday morning.

Public Relations Officer Sergeant. Joaquin Enriquez said the overdose occurred at Towers Prison in Phoenix.

According to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, the 720-bed facility on Gibson Lane houses medium-security general inmates, most of whom are “unsentenced, pretrial prisoners.” detainees’.

“Towers Prison received a call this morning from five inmates suspected of overdosing,” Enriquez said in an email Saturday night. All prisoners were conscious, evaluated immediately, and released from the hospital.”

The Phoenix Fire Department assisted in the response, according to a report obtained by The Arizona Republic.

Seven women detained in Estrella prison hospitalized After an overdose in April.

In response to an increase in fentanyl overdoses in county jails, Sheriff Paul Penzone announced the plan in March Install additional security scanners to ensure employees and volunteers entering and exiting prisons are screened for drugs and contraband.

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This article originally appeared in the Republic of Arizona. Five hospitalized after overdose at Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix