Tag: NYSCOPBA
WYOMING COUNTY/NYSCOPBA reports drugs and weapons recovered at Wyoming Correctional Facility
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 …
WYOMING COUNTY/Multiple officers injured at Attica Correctional Facility
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 …
WYOMING COUNTY/Three Correctional Officers injured in incident at Wyoming Correctional Facility
WYOMING COUNTY/Five inmate on inmate fights occur at Wyoming Correctional Facility in one day
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 …
WYOMING COUNTY/Multiple officers injured at Wyoming Correctional Facility
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, …
ORLEANS COUNTY/Officer attacked at Orleans Correctional Facility, suffers fractures to the face along with lacerations
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 …
NYS/Department of Labor investigation finds fentanyl-laced inmate packages and mail created dangerous working conditions for staff
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 …
NYS/NYSCOPBA launches public awareness campaign calling on the NYS Legislature to Repeal HALT
Violence in facilities continues to rise since the implementation of the HALT Act Recent State Data Indicates Single Week Highs of both Inmate-on-Staff Assaults and Inmate-on-Inmate Assaults Recorded Public Awareness Campaign is the Latest Effort by the Union to Combat the HALT Act Press release Albany, NY – The New York …
ORLEANS COUNTY/Officers injured at Orleans & Albion Correctional Facilities
Two Officers Treated at Local Hospital For Injuries Sustained in Attacks For Immediate Release May 10, 2022 Albion , NY – Inmate violence continues to plaque state prisons as several officers were injured at Orleans and Albion Correctional Facilities following unprovoked attacks at the two medium security prisons. …