LINCOLN- Five staff members at the state's Reception and Treatment Center had to be treated in the hospital after being stabbed by three inmates. The staff members suffered injuries "consistent with stabbings utilizing manufactured weapons" and were also kicked and punched, the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services said in a news release. An additional two staffers were injured while trying to stop the assaults.

“The injured team members were primarily concerned with the well-being of their co-workers, which is indicative of the commitment they have to each other,” the prison's warden, Taggart Boyd, said in the news release, noting that staff responded quickly "and contained the situation within minutes.” The inmates were under the influence of alcohol and did the act in response to being 'directed' by the staffers.

The prior moments to the attack have not been released as well as when the attack actually occurred. The alleged attack transpired in one of the two high-security, maximum-custody housing units at the Reception and Treatment Center, which opened last May, combining two state prisons into one massive complex.

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