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4 inmates attack 2 correctional officers in Bennettsville jail
By wbtw.com- Jo Brown
Published: 04/14/2017

BENNETTSVILLE, SC (WBTW) – An incident in one of the housing units at the prison in Bennettsville resulted in correctional officers being injured, according to Public Information Coordinator for the South Carolina Department of Corrections Sommer Sharpe.

Sharpe could not offer specifics on how the incident escalated, but confirms inmates assaulted prison guards at Evans Correctional Institution on Highway 9 in Bennettsville Thursday morning. Sharpe says four inmates assaulted two correctional officers and the officers were taken to an outside medical facility for treatment and were later released.

The incident was isolated to the housing unit and is now under control, adds Sharpe. The public is not in danger.

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