LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A staff member at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln sustained serious injuries after being assaulted by an inmate Wednesday.

According to prison officials, two inmates attacked the staff member on the yard. The staff member was taken to the hospital for a concussion, multiple broken bones and lacerations to the face.

Multiple staff responded to the assault and restrained the inmates. A responding staff member also sustained injuries, NSP said.

“Violence toward staff members will not be tolerated,” said Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Director Rob Jeffreys. “Those who choose to perpetrate these acts will be dealt with to the fullest of my authority.”

NDCS deployed SERVES members to support NSP staff. SERVES is an NDCS special team that delive

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