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Alberta prison locked down after staff member assaulted

CALGARY- An Alberta prison was put into lockdown on Thursday, after a staff member was assaulted.

The injured employee was found around 9:30 a.m. at the Drumheller Institution. They were transported to hospital in stable condition, treated and released.

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The inmate responsible for the assault has been identified and transferred. However, the warden ordered a lockdown of the medium-security facility.

RCMP are now investigating.

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