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Inmate dies after Oct. 15 assault at Clifton correctional center
One inmate died and another was injured after an assault at South-Central Correctional Center in Clifton. The Tennessee Department of Correction is investigating, according to CoreCivic.
An inmate died and another was injured in an assault at South-Central Correctional Center in Clifton on Oct. 15, according to CoreCivic, which operates the facility.
Staff responded to an altercation between inmates, a CoreCivic spokesperson said. Medical staff treated one victim at the scene before emergency medical services took him to a hospital. He died from his injuries and was pronounced dead at 3:25 p.m.
The second injured inmate had non-life-threatening injuries and was treated by facility medical staff. The person identified as the assailant was not injured, the spokesperson said.
Tennessee Department of Correction officials were notified and are investigating. No further details about the people involved or the circumstances of the assault were provided.