Attack occurred inside facility infirmary
Press release
Albion, NY – A 33-year-old inmate, who is serving a five-year sentence for robbery and who is eligible for parole next year, injured three officers and a sergeant after she fought with staff who attempted to stop her from throwing a box and chair inside the infirmary.
Initially, two officers escorted the inmate to the infirmary after she was involved in an altercation with another inmate. Inside the infirmary, the inmate grabbed a caustic box and threw it on the floor and attempted to throw a chair. She was given several orders to stop and continued throwing items inside the infirmary. Staff ordered her to place her hands against the wall and she refused. The two officers called for a response and forced the inmate to the wall. The inmate continued to be aggressive and came off the wall and grabbed a female sergeant, who responded to the incident, by the jacket. The sergeant and three officers forced the inmate to the ground where she remained combative. She attempted to spit on staff until she was brought under control, a spit net applied and placed in handcuffs. Once in handcuffs, she became compliant.
The inmate was evaluated by medical staff and after treatment she was placed in a Special Housing Unit pending disciplinary charges.
The sergeant and three officers were treated by medical staff at the facility for neck, shoulder, elbow, knee and hand injuries. After treatment they remained on duty.
The inmate is serving a five-year sentence after being convicted in Bronx County in 2021 for
Robbery 1st and Robbery 3rd. She is eligible for parole in May of 2024.
“I think the public can lose sight to the fact that there is a female inmate population in our prisons
that is just as violent as the men who are incarcerated. This latest attack on staff was committed
by a female inmate who was sentenced for a violent robbery in 2021 and despite the fact that
she is eligible for parole in less than a year, showed little regard for staff when she assaulted and
attempted to spit on them. None of our members deserve to deal with this every day. With a
stripped down disciplinary system as a result of the HALT Act, I hope the State Parole Board takes
this incident seriously when considering early release. I would think the prospect of being denied
parole would deter her from attacking staff again. But, as we have seen countless times, inmates
simply have absolutely no regard for the safety of staff or other inmates.” – said, Kenny Gold,
Western Region Vice President