PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A 51-year-old corrections officer is recovering after being attacked by an inmate inside the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.
It happened just after 3 p.m. Sunday at the prison on State Road in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia.
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Authorities say the officer was trying to lock the inmate inside his cell at the time of the assault.
The victim was taken to the hospital with a number of injuries.
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Charges are pending against the inmate.