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(Tecumseh, NE) – The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services says a staff member at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution suffered serious injuries in an inmate assault.
Corrections say the inmate attacked the staff member in a support building with a homemade weapon.
Other staff responded and restrained the inmate.
The staffer needed stitches for cuts to the arm, thumb, and forehead.
Corrections sent a specialized team to support the Tecumseh staff and their families following the incident.
An investigation is underway.
Findings will be sent to the Johnson County Attorney for determination of any charges.
The Corrections disciplinary process will be utilized with sanction such as loss of good time applied according to the rules and regulations.
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