Sheriff’s Office: Inmate burned by boiling water at Silverdale

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) – The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office reports that an inmate at the Silverdale Detention Center suffered burns from some boiling water on Wednesday.

They say the inmate was burned after the water was heated in a microwave in one of the housing units.

From their statement, “Microwaves are made available to the inmates who wish to heat up food and other types of meal related products purchased from commissary.”

Medical personnel decided the inmate needed to be taken to the hospital.