With 6 Minnesota Corrections Officers Hurt In Just 1 Week, Family Of Murdered Officer Fear More Attacks

By Jennifer Mayerle, CBS Minnesota

March 15, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS – Nearly five years after an inmate murdered a corrections officer, safety inside Minnesota prisons remains an issue.

Between Stillwater and Oak Park Heights, three separate attacks sent officers to the hospital just last week. And an assault in January left a corrections officer blind in one eye.

WCCO's Jennifer Mayerle heard from the family of the fallen officer and learned how the state is addressing the issue.

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