Prisoner gouges out his own eyes in protest at sweltering conditions in his cell

According to Daily Mail report a prisoner gouged out his eyes in protest at the sweltering conditions inside his cell, it was revealed today.

The unnamed man inflicted the horrifying injuries on himself at HMP Nottingham on Monday evening as temperatures reached about 25C.
An ambulance then took the man, believed to be just days from his release date, to the Queen’s Medical Centre hospital in Nottingham. Continue...

This morning, the hospital would not confirm the inmate's condition.
Prison bosses say they have now launched an investigation.
A number of inmates were thought to be protesting at conditions across the jail when the shocking incident took place.

A source inside the jail said: 'Somebody cut their eyes out of their face. He was protesting. The heat is just so high. Prisoners simply can’t deal with it.
'They need to let some air in the room. It’s only going to get worse.'

East Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed it was called to the scene at 6.43pm to treat a male patient and that a prison nurse was already helping the man.