3 juvenile inmates attack guard at lockup facility

INDIANAPOLIS -- Three male inmates attacked a guard and two other inmates during a weekend rampage at a juvenile correctional lockup, officials said Monday.\nThe female correction officer sought medical treatment and returned to work Sunday, a day after the three inmates, ranging in age from 16 to 17, attacked her at the Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility, said Laura Freeland, a correctional spokeswoman.\nThe injured boys were treated at a hospital and returned to the facility later Saturday, said Java Ahmed, a spokeswoman for the Indiana Department of Correction.\nThe three accused in the attack were placed in segregation as Indiana State Police and the center's internal affairs officers investigate, said Superintendent Steve McCauley.\nOfficials said the trio attacked the two other youths and began destroying property at the center Saturday morning and then attacked the first officer who responded.\nCommissioner J. David Donahue said in a written statement that the department's response team arrived and gained control by locking all youths in their rooms.\n"Staff did a good job of managing the incident," Donahue said.\nThe Indianapolis facility is a state-run lockup for juvenile offenders.\nIt is separate from the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center, which normally holds teens awaiting trial. That facility has been rocked recently with news that several guards allegedly had sex with female inmates.