A corrections officer was stabbed outside the mess hall at Auburn Correctional Facility after an inmate suddenly attacked him with a homemade weapon. Officials say the assault happened on September 19, when the officer was monitoring inmates leaving lunch. The 56-year-old inmate initially walked past, then doubled back and struck the officer in the stomach with a sharp object. The officer was treated on-site and then taken to Auburn Hospital. The inmate is serving a life sentence for multiple violent crimes, including two murders and the shooting of a New York City police officer.