Inmates save officer during knife attack at SC state prison

An officer at Evans Correctional Institution is recovering from a knife attack thanks to several inmates who stopped her attacker.

The South Carolina Department of Corrections said the officer was attacked by an inmate with a homemade knife last week.

One inmate came to the officer’s aid, another pushed her away from the inmate attacking her and two others helped her leave the area while a fellow officer called for help.

WMBF reports several other inmates surrounded the attacker until help arrived.

The officer was treated for her injuries and released from a local hospital.