LANCASTER, Mass.—Two correctional officers were stabbed by inmates at a maximum-security prison in Massachusetts, and three others were injured as they responded, a spokesperson said.
The five officers at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster were taken to hospitals after the confrontation Wednesday night, Scott Croteau, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Correction, said in a statement Thursday. Four have since been released and one was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
“The facility is secure at this time while an investigation is conducted to determine the facts and circumstances,” he said.
The department is conducting a criminal investigation in coordination with the Worcester County District Attorney’s office, Crouteau said. The inmates identified as being involved with the stabbings have been transferred to other facilities, he said….