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 …
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. …
Violence in facilities exploding since implementation of HALT Violent attacks on staff by incarcerated individuals is on pace to surpass last year’s yearly record-setting total For Immediate Release-Press release April 27, 2022 Albany, NY – The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) calls on the New …
Several Inmate on Inmate Fights at Facility Result in Injured Officers, One Officer Attacked and Sustains Concussion For Immediate Release/Press release April 18, 2022 Albion , NY – Several inmate on inmate fights over a two day period resulted in multiple officers getting injured while attempting to stop the …
Violence in facilities has increased 124% over the past decade Violent attacks on staff by incarcerated individuals reached an all-time high in 2021, despite the lowest prison population since 1984 Lead plaintiff in landmark prisoner civil rights case believes HALT will lead to more violence in facilities For Immediate Release/Press …
For Immediate Release -Press release February 1, 2022 Attica , NY – Two drug seizures at Wyoming Correctional Facility has renewed calls from NYSCOPBA to re-install the Secure Vendor Program to combat contraband from making its way into hands of inmates in facilities statewide. Last week, officers processing mailed packages for inmates …
From a NYSCOPBA press release At the Wyoming Correctional Facility, an officer assigned to the package room noticed abnormalities in cans of chicken and discovered four ounces of a green leafy substance and 80 pills after X-raying the cans at the medium security prison. The officer was processing a package …
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 …
Union Cites Increased Violence, COVID as Need To Create Impact Study Press release On May 19, 2021, NYSCOPBA Union Officials called on Governor Cuomo and DOCCS to put a hold on any future prison closures until a comprehensive study can be commissioned to address the rising violence inside prisons amid a …
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, …