Life in prison is being sought for an inmate accused of killing and seriously injuring two correctional officers in stabbings at Indiana State Prison last year.
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Indianaâs prison officials say a recent boost in starting pay for correctional officers has quickly increased the number of job applicants and nearly erased serious staffing shortages.
But some say an incident last month in Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, in which a correctional officer was killed and another wounded, might be the latest symptom of chronic understaffing in the stateâs prisons and lingering restrictions tied to those staff shortages, which have been compounded by the pandemic.
On Feb. 21, 57-year-old Lt. Eugene Lasco was stabbed to death by an inmate when he went to the rescue of 22-year-old Sgt. Padrick Schmitt, who had been attacked, Indianaâs Department of Correction said in a news release.
DECATUR, Illinois â Luke Doedtman waited patiently for the remains of his uncle, Lt. Eugene Lasco, to arrive at Graceland Cemetery in Decatur, Illinois.Â
A lieutenant with Indiana Department of Correction who was born in Decatur, Lasco, 57, died Feb. 21 after being stabbed at Indiana State Prison, where he worked for nearly 12 years. The state Department of Corrections said he was assisting 22-year-old Sgt. Padrick Schmitt, who was wounded in the attack. Â
âHe went above what was expected,â Doedtman said. âBut now we are bringing him home.â
Lt. Eugene Lasco died Feb. 21 after he was stabbed by an inmate at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, officials said.
DECATUR â Luke Doedtman waited patiently for the remains of his uncle, Lt. Eugene Lasco, to arrive at Graceland Cemetery.
A lieutenant with Indiana Department of Corrections who was born in Decatur, Lasco, 57, died Feb. 21 after being stabbed at Indiana State Prison, where he worked for nearly 12 years. The state Department of Corrections said he was assisting 22-year-old Sgt. Padrick Schmitt, who was wounded in the attack. Â
âHe went above what was expected,â Doedtman said. âBut now we are bringing him home.â
LascoÂ
A police escort accompanied Lasco from Michigan City, Indiana, to Graceland Cemetery in Decatur for burial, arriving at the site that included a large American flag, hanging from a Decatur Fire Department ladder truck, waving in the wind and even more flags lining the path the procession followed to the site of the intimate ceremony attended by about two dozen loved ones.