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Inmate assaults another at Oak Park Heights correctional facility

November 12, 2019 By Bill Werner

The state Corrections Department is investigating after an inmate assaulted another prisoner Friday at the maximum security Oak Park Heights facility, causing potentially life-threatening injuries to the victim. Investigators say a 22-year-old inmate punched a 59-year old inmate who hit his head while falling, and also kicked the victim in the head and face several times after he was down. Authorities have not yet determined a motive.

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