_{Above: Inmates Jose Gonzalez (left), Richard Wilson (center) and Luis Torres (right) are accused of attacking a Pelican Bay State Prison corrections officer in the dining hall on Thursday. | Photos courtesy of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation}

A Pelican Bay State Prison corrections officer is in the hospital after three inmates attacked him in a dining hall at about 7:15 a.m. Thursday.

Anthony Rivera is being treated for multiple injuries and is in the intensive care unit, according to a GoFundMe campaign created to support his family.

According to a news release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Rivera sustained a laceration and puncture wounds. Prison staff used OC pepper spray to halt the attack and found an inmate-manufactured weapon at the scene. The inmates allegedly involved, Jose Gonzalez, Richard Wilson and Luis Torres were transferred to another institution to be placed in restrictive housing, according to the news release.

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