For the second day in a row, staff members on Monday were assaulted at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution. According to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, two staff members had restrained an inmate to escort him from his restrictive housing cell to another location.

As the door opened, the inmate lunged forward and used his head to hit one staff member in the head. The other staff member was holding the restraints and working to control the inmate.  A third staff member was on the gallery and came to assist. The inmate then used his head to hit that staff member.

Both staff members were taken to the local hospital for assessment. One staff member sustained a broken nose and the other had bruises to the head and face.

The incident happened at 7:30 pm July 24.  As we reported July 23, two staff members were injured Sunday in an incident at the prison, which has been beset by riots and other incidents that have injured staff members and claimed the lives of at least four inmates in the last two years.