Story highlights Three officers assaulted by inmates at Nebraska prison, state officials say

In Tennessee, three officers hurt, two left in critical condition

(CNN) Three correctional officers were assaulted Sunday during a disturbance at a central Tennessee prison, with two hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said.

Meanwhile, in Nebraska three officers are recovering after being assaulted by inmates at a facility in Lincoln, state officials said.

During the incident in Tennessee, one officer was briefly taken hostage. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. Sunday in a housing unit involving 16 inmates at the Turney Center Industrial Complex in Only, about 60 miles east of Nashville, according to Alison Randgaard, a Tennessee State Department of Correction spokeswoman.

The injured officers were air-lifted to a local hospital. One was released overnight, and the other two were listed in stable condition Monday, the department said.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with these officers," state corrections Commissioner Tony Parker said in a news release.

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