by Stephanie Flanagan | Jan 18, 2024 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Inmate Violence Hits Historic Levels Collins, NY – A dozen officers were injured in several incidents at the medium security correctional facility this past fall, with one officer sustaining a cut to his hand on a razor an inmate had hidden in his state issued tablet....
by Stephanie Flanagan | Jan 18, 2024 | Mid-Hudson Region, News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations
Multiple Incidents Occur at Facility Stormville , NY – Six officers sustained minor injuries at the maximum security correctional facility in the last month, continuing the level of violence that plagued most prisons in 2023. In 2023, assaults on staff rose 13. 4...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Jan 16, 2024 | Member Home, News from the Field, Press Release Home
Union Cites Skyrocketing Violence and Reduced Staffing Albany, NY – The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) objects to the announcement that additional correctional facilities will be closed in the upcoming budget cycle....
by Stephanie Flanagan | Jan 9, 2024 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Inmate Uses Make-Shift Weapon With Parts from Electronic Tablet Romulus, NY – Two officers sustained puncture wounds and a third officer sustained a hand injury after an inmate armed with a make-shift shank attacked them inside his cell when he refused staff orders to...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Dec 7, 2023 | Spotlight
The Polar Plunge was held December 2, 2023 at Woodlawn Beach in Buffalo. The Western Region raised and donated over $14,000 to Special Olympics, becoming the top First Responder team at the event. Buffalo News