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SPRINGFIELD —A prison guard injured in a fight Monday at the Pontiac Correctional Center will undergo facial reconstructive surgery Thursday.
The unidentified officer received significant facial injuries, including a broken nose, when he was assaulted by an inmate. The assault came a month after the Quinn administration moved inmates out of a southern Illinois lock-up designed for dangerous prisoners.
An investigation by Illinois Department of Corrections personnel is underway.
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