An inmate has been hospitalized following an assault at Kent Institution in Agassiz. 

On Monday, Jan. 13, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) released details surrounding a Jan. 9 incident in which an inmate was assaulted by a single assailant. Staff at the maximum-security institution evaluated the inmate and transported him to an outside hospital for treatment. 

The Agassiz RCMP and the CSC are investigating the incident, and the assailant has been identified. The CSC said "appropriate actions have been taken." No other staff members or inmates were injured during this incident. 

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