SOMERS, Conn. (WFSB) - An investigation is underway after a correctional officer was assaulted by an inmate on Monday afternoon.

At around 3:20 p.m. an incarcerated person started to choke and punch a corrections officer in the face at a section of the Osborn Correctional Institution, according to the CT Department of Correction.

In a press release from AFSCME Council 4 union, they said the woman correctional officer was working in the industries area when she was suddenly attacked by a male inmate, attempting to sexually assault her.

Officials said the inmate started to attack her from behind and dragged her into a camera “dead-zone,”—where the facility lacks any camera coverage.

The Connecticut union detailed the incident involving the correctional officer that left her with several

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