Corrections officer dies after responding to assault at Oak Park Heights prison

A corrections officer at Oak Park Heights state prison died Monday after rushing to help another officer who was being assaulted by an inmate, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections.

Joseph Parise, 37, was one of several officers who responded at noon to break up the assault. Then he went back to his post, where he suffered a "medical emergency."

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