CO Assault

The teen attacked two COs, punching one man repeatedly and strangling a woman, police said

The man serving a life sentence for a double murder admitted to an attack on COs that left one with a traumatic brain injury and broken ribs

The inmate left the CO unconscious and suffering from “severe facial lacerations," union representatives said

"Working in the jail is the hardest job in law enforcement. These deputies are unsung heroes. They work with an inmate population 24/7"

A correctional officer was “severely assaulted” by an intoxicated inmate and was left lying unconscious in a pool of blood suffering from “severe facial lacerations"

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