Officials: Two employees assaulted at Raleigh women's prison
State prison officials confirmed two corrections officers were assaulted at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh.
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The officers were making rounds at about 8:15 a.m. when they were assaulted by someone housed as a "safekeeper" at the prison, authorities said.
Other officers contained the situation quickly, and the two officers who were attacked were treated for their injuries and released.
A safekeeper is a county inmate temporarily housed at a state prison facility before trial for reasons such as mental or physical health treatment, to avoid housing co-defendants together or if the person’s safety has been threatened.
Local law enforcement is investigating the incident.
A recent report by the National Institute of Corrections found that the Elizabeth City prison was so understaffed that corrections officers failed to keep track of the tools used in the attack, that doors were left unlocked and that inmates were allowed to create hiding places outside the view of video cameras.
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