MARQUETTE — A Michigan Department of Corrections officer at Marquette Branch Prison was hospitalized Saturday after an assault carried out by a maximum security prisoner. At around 4 p.m. Saturday, the female corrections officer was releasing prisoners from their cells to the prison yard when the attack occurred, according to MDOC spokesperson Chris Gautz. “The prisoner stabbed and punched the officer in the face and head as she defended herself,” a news release said. “Fellow officers responded and quickly got the prisoner away from the officer who had been knocked to the ...