Despite the March 1st deadline to return to work, Correctional Officers outside of the Attica Correctional Facility remained on the picket line vowing to not go anywhere. The Wildcat Strike at prisons across NYS began February 17th. In the Village of Attica on Saturday, a group of about 100 vehicles …
The scene across from the Attica Correctional Facility late Wednesday morning Press release Currently there are approximately 30 correctional facilities in which officers/sergeants are participating in either protesting current working conditions inside the prisons or refusing to enter for their scheduled shift. There are several facilities that are not participating …
Press release Attica, NY – Multiple staff were injured at Attica Correctional Facility in three separate attacksthat sent several injured officers to local hospitals for treatment last week at the maximumsecurity correctional facility. The first attacked occurred on Friday, February 9th. Initially, inmates were lined up to come back from …
Two separate attacks send two officers to local hospital For Immediate ReleaseMarch 8, 2023 Attica, NY – Multiple staff were injured at Attica Correctional Facility in two separate attacks thatsent two officers to a local hospital to be treated for their injuries. The first attack occurred on Wednesday, January 25th. …
Several Officers and Civilian Staff Injured in Incident For Immediate Release/Press release February 3, 2022 Attica, NY – A 38-year-old inmate, who is serving a 19-year sentence for robbery, grabbed a female officer several times in the groin area and fought with officers who attempted to stop him at the maximum-security correctional …
Seven officers sustain smoke inhalation after inmate sets cell on fire For Immediate Release January 28, 2022 Attica , NY – A 36 year old inmate, who was already being housed in a Special Housing Unit for disciplinary measures, set his mattress and other personal items on fire inside his …
Officer and Sergeant Transported to Hospital for Injuries For Immediate Release/Press release/NYSCOPBA July 2, 2021 Attica , NY – An inmate, who was possibly intoxicated on a unknown substance, injured seven officers and a sergeant when he repeatedly attacked them as they attempted to get him medical aid at the maximum …
For Immediate Release June 3, 2021 Attica , NY – Staff made a startling discovery inside canned vegetables mailed to an inmate at the maximum security prison, two cell phones with phone charges packed inside the cans along with over eight ounces of marijuana. They also recovered additional electronic accessories secreted in …
Inmate Faking Suicide Attempt Attacks Officers Press Release May 12, 2021 Attica , NY – Four officers went to an outside hospital for injuries sustained when an inmate attacked them after luring them into his cell with a fake suicide attempt at the maximum security prison. On Wednesday, May 5, …
Press release Attica , NY – Three officers were treated at an outside hospital after sustaining injuries in an inmate attack at the maximum security facility last month. On Tuesday, April 20, two officers were about to conduct a cell frisk. They ordered the inmate to exit the cell. As the cell …