Two officers injured in assault at California State Prison in Sacramento

Officials are investigating an assault on two officers Saturday evening at California State Prison in Sacramento.

A press release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said a 48-year-old incarcerated person allegedly attacked the officers with an improvised weapon at about 7 p.m. Saturday during a cell search.

Physical force and chemical agents were used to stop the attack at the facility widely known as New Folsom, according to the release. Both officers were taken to an outside medical facility and are in fair condition…

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