Situation: Corrections Officer Stabbed

Time of Report- - 07.14.10 - 10:35:05 hrs EST

A correctional officer was stabbed by an inmate at Riverbend Maximum Security prison Tuesday night. It happened around 8 p.m. at the prison on Cockrill Bend Boulevard in West Nashville.
The correctional officer was taken to the hospital. He was alert when he was transported however it has been confirmed by hospital and department staff that the CO was in serious condition.
TDOC has not confirmed what kind of weapon was used but it was most likely a "shank".
Inmate suspected of the attack was placed into ADSEG while an internal investigation was being conducted.

Riverbend Maximum Security Institution (RMSI) opened in 1989 and replaced its 100 year-old neighbor, the Tennessee State Penitentiary. Even today, it's billed as one of the state's most high-tech facilities. RMSI, which is made up of 20 different buildings with approximately 320,000 square feet of operating space, sits on 132 acres located off Cockrill Bend Boulevard. Riverbend's designated capacity is 714 offenders. Of that number, 480 are classified as high risk.

In addition to housing the majority of the state's male death row inmates, Riverbend is also home to approximately 600 maximum and medium security inmates. The overall mission of the institution is to house and manage high-risk male offenders, including those sentenced to death, to ensure the safety of the public, departmental employees and inmates while providing rehabilitative programs.

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