(AP) – Authorities say two guards were assaulted by several
inmates at an Arkansas prison, the same day an officer was attacked by a
prisoner at another facility.The Arkansas Department of Correction said two officers at the Varner Unit in Grady were assaulted by several inmates Thursday afternoon. One officer
sustained multiple lacerations and the second sustained a single injury. They were both transported to an area hospital. The department did not release details about the condition of the guards, or what prompted the assault.
inmates at an Arkansas prison, the same day an officer was attacked by a
prisoner at another facility.The Arkansas Department of Correction said two officers at the Varner Unit in Grady were assaulted by several inmates Thursday afternoon. One officer
sustained multiple lacerations and the second sustained a single injury. They were both transported to an area hospital. The department did not release details about the condition of the guards, or what prompted the assault.
The attack occurred a little more than two hours after a guard was assaulted by an inmate at the Maximum Security Unit in Tucker.
The assaults are among a series of disturbances that have occurred at Arkansas prisons in recent months.
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