ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An inmate was hospitalized after he was assaulted at the Goose Creek Correctional Center, the third man attacked by another inmate this month and the second that day.
Ralph Hernandez, 52, was taken to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center after the assault, which took place about 10 p.m. Monday, KTUU reported (https://bit.ly/1roYQed ).
Alaska State Troopers are investigating the attack, which happened after Hernandez had been moved to Goose Creek last month from the Anchorage Correctional Complex.
The attack came hours after another inmate was attacked by three other men who were jailed. There were no weapons involved in the latest attack and only minor injuries were reported, Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said.
Charges are being forwarded to the district attorney’s office in this case, Peters said.
On April 11, an inmate was seriously injured by other inmates in the jail. The man was treated at a hospital and returned to the jail.
On Friday, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that the state has a duty to protect those incarcerated from being injured at the hands of other inmates.
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Information from: KTUU-TV, https://www.ktuu.com
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