CO Assault

An inmate faked an illness, and inmates attacked a staff member who came into his cell. Other workers were also attacked as they tried to help, the union said

Correctional officers attempted to interrupt a brawl between multiple inmates at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center

In the unit where one of the attacks took place, there is one officer for every 64 inmates and officers routinely work 16 hour shifts, the union said

The union says prison violence rose by 33% in the year since HALT took effect

The detainee stabbed the CO 12 times in the back of the head with an 8-inch piece of sharpened metal

Justin Robinson and another inmate used a weak metal shiv to strike the CO in the neck, but didn't cause serious physical injuries

The man, initially charged for assault, is now charged with terroristic threats against prison staff at Nebraska State Penitentiary

Two inmates overpowered a CO and used a shank from metal peeled off the jail wall to stab the CO in the neck

The incident has spurred the CO union to reignite calls for stricter provisions for inmates that act out violently

All the juveniles have been charged with third-degree assault after attacking COs and the Kentucky State Police

Paula Henry alleges in her suit that her fellow COs mocked and harassed her since she joined the department in 2016

COs were distributing medication when an inmate allegedly threw a cup of fluid at an officer, striking him in the face

During the scuffle, a CO suffered three cuts to his face, including one that stretched from his left cheek to underneath his ear

Deputies were conducting "a security operation" at a holding center when an inmate punched a deputy, causing his head to hit a wall and metal bunk

The inmate became "highly combative" while he was being escorted to the restroom, first pushing an armed jailer and then attempting to take his gun