Union: Pontiac guard stabbed in head; prison on lockdown | Local News | pantagraph.com

PONTIAC — Pontiac Correctional Center was on full lockdown Monday following a stabbing incident on Sunday that sent a correctional officer to the hospital.

Source: Union: Pontiac guard stabbed in head; prison on lockdown | Local News | pantagraph.com

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This is a clear workers’ compensation injury. The officer will be entitled to medical bills, off work pay and payment for the injury itself based on permanent damage. The fact that an inmate intentionally injured the officer is not a defense in a workers’ compensation case.