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two utah prison facilities locked down after officer assaulted
An officer was taken to the hospital in stable condition after being assaulted by an inmate Thursday at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison
Two Utah prison facilities were placed on lockdown Thursday after an officer was assaulted by an inmate at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison.
The officer was taken to a hospital and is reportedly in stable condition. The Central Utah Correctional Facility and the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City were both placed on lockdown following the incident.
Additional details surrounding the assault have not yet been released.






