Inmate Assaults Occur Ten Minutes Apart (Information from a NYSCOPBA press release) Attica, NY – A sergeant and officer needed to be treated at two local hospitals for injuriessustained in two inmate attacks that occurred ten minutes apart outside the mess hall at themaximum security correctional facility Monday. The first …
Overall Violence in Prison Continues to Surge in 2nd Year of HALT Act Union Renews Call to Improve Safety into New York’s Prisons and County Jails by Amending the HALT Act Press release Albany, NY – A year after the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) demanded …
Press release Albion, NY – Two inmates who are eligible for release and parole in the next year, attacked staff at the medium security correctional facility, injuring four officers in two separate attacks this month. On Wednesday, April 10, an inmate was being disruptive and yelling in one of the …
Press release Attica, NY – Staff at Wyoming Correctional Facility conducted several dorm searches forcontraband at the medium security prison last week and recovered four make-shift weapons andtwo unknown drugs. During the search, one staff member needed to be transported to a local hospital after beingexposed to a white powdery …
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 …
Press release Attica, NY – Two officers were transported to local hospitals after they were injured during anincident with an inmate which began when he kicked one officer in both knees and legs,causing the officer to fall to the ground and hit his head against the wall at the medium …
Press release For Immediate Release August 17, 2023 Attica, NY – Five inmate on inmate fights occurred in one day at the medium security correctional facility that staff believe were all gang related assaults, resulting in several inmates being cut with make-shift weapons. Two make-shift weapons were recovered during searches …
Inmate High on Drugs Attacks Staff Attica, NY – Five officers sustained minor injuries after an inmate, who appeared under theinfluence of drugs, attacked the initial officers who attempted to escort him off of a dorm facilityat the medium security correctional facility. The incident occurred on Tuesday, May 30. Initially, …
For Immediate ReleaseAlbion, NY – An inmate, serving a 25 year to life sentence for murder, viciously attacked anofficer inside of one of the housing dorms at the medium security correctional facility lastweekend.The brutal assault occurred on Saturday, March 25 at 8:30 a.m. An officer was making routine rounds in …
Press release Nearly 20 PESH Citations Spanning Two Central New York Correctional Facilities Issued NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Directed to Enhance Safety Precautions in Facility Package Rooms Findings Support State-Implemented Secure Vendor and Mail Photocopying Programs to Decrease Staff Exposure to Dangerous Drugs Albany, NY – The New …