El Bahnasawy Gets 50 More Years for Prison Attack

Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy was sentenced to an additional 50 years in prison for attacking two correctional officers at a Pennsylvania penitentiary, a term that will follow his existing 40-year sentence for a New York terror plot, the U.S. Department of Justice said. The department announced the sentence on October 19, 2026. The attack occurred on December 7, 2020, at U.S. Penitentiary Allenwood, where El Bahnasawy was serving his earlier sentence. He pleaded guilty in November 2025 to offenses including assault with intent to commit murder, prison contraband possession and providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, also known as ISIS. According to the Justice Department, El Bahnasawy used a weapon made from part of a steel desk to stab an officer in the head and face. The officer later lost his right eye. A second officer, who intervened, was stabbed in the hand. The department said a note found in El Bahnasawy’s sock after he was restrained described the assault as a terrorist attack for ISIS. Its announcement did not identify who wrote the note. Prosecutors have linked the prison assault to ISIS. El Bahnasawy’s attorney, Andy Frisch, has argued that...