Crime & Justice

Goose Creek corrections officers injured in attack by inmates

Two correctional officers at Mat-Su prison were hurt Wednesday when they were attacked by inmates, Alaska State Troopers said.

Few details were immediately available, but in an online dispatch troopers wrote that three correctional officers were attacked in two separate assaults by two inmates at the Goose Creek Correctional Center.

Two of the officers attacked "sustained some injuries," troopers wrote, but did not elaborate on the nature or extent of the injuries.

The inmates accused in the attacks weren't immediately identified.

Charges are being forwarded to the Palmer District Attorney's Office, troopers said.

Troopers did not immediately respond to information requests.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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