A Hubbard County Minnesota Corrections Officer was shanked. KROC is reporting that a news release published Monday by Hubbard County Sheriff Cory Aukes says the stabbing occurred on Aug. 7. Authorities say the officer was monitoring inmates while sitting at a desk in the housing unit of the Hubbard County Jail in Park Rapids when he was attacked. The Officer was able to fend off the attacker until help from other officers arrived. He was treated at the hospital in Park Rapids with wounds to his head and face. We wish him a speedy recovery.
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ABC News is reporting that a Bureau of Prisons employee died after coming into contact with ‘unknown substance’ The BOP is reporting that an employee died when they came into contact that was sent through the mail. A Federal Bureau of Prisons employee died after coming into contact with an unknown substance in the mailroom at the U.S. penitentiary in Atwater, California, according to a bureau spokesperson.
The Bureau of Prisons is investigating whether the employee was exposed to fentanyl, sources told ABC News.