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7 prison staff injured in assault at Ariz. prison

About 25-30 inmates assaulted several department staff members

By C1 Staff

FLORENCE, Ariz. — Staff at ASPC-Florence were injured during an inmate assault Thursday night.

ABC News reports that about 25-30 inmates assaulted several department staff members.

Additional staff quickly responded and secured the inmates involved in the attack.

Seven staff members were treated for non-life threatening injuries at local hospitals and released.

The inmates involved will remain on lock down pending completion of an investigation by the ADC criminal investigations unit.