A South Carolina corrections officer was stabbed in the head by an inmate on Thursday morning, officials said.
A spokesperson for the South Carolina Department of Corrections told Fox News Digital the incident happened at the Broad River Correctional Institute in Columbia around 10 a.m.
A South Carolina Department of Corrections inmate is shown. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via Facebook)
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The officer was being treated at a local hospital and his injuries are not life-threatening, the spokesperson said.
The circumstances surrounding the stabbing are unclear at this time.
Broad River Correctional Institute would not comment on the stabbing when reached by Fox News Digital.