A Correctional Service Canada (CSC) staff member was assaulted at Kent Institution, a maximum-security federal institution in Agassiz, on September 1, the CSC said this week.

The injured staff member was evaluated and treated at an outside hospital.

The assailant has been identified. The Agassiz detachment of the RCMP and the institution are presently investigating the incident.

The CSC said: “The safety and security of institutions, their staff, and the public remains the highest priority in the operations of the federal correctional system.

“In order to improve practices aimed at preventing this type of incident, the Correctional Service of Canada will review the circumstances of the incident and take the appropriate measures.”