LANCASTER – Two correction officers were stabbed multiple times by inmates at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster Wednesday, the Massachusetts Department of Correction said.
Three additional correction officers were injured responding to the incident.
The assault happened at approximately 6:20 p.m. at the maximum-security facility. Five officers were taken to hospitals for treatment of their injuries.
“The facility is secure at this time while an investigation is conducted to determine the facts and circumstances,” said Scott Croteau of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security…