by khebert | Oct 25, 2023 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Elmira, NY – Fifteen officers and one sergeant were injured in a twelve day period in October at the maximum security correctional facility as extreme violence continues to exist as we enter the last three months of the year. The latest series of attacks on staff...
by khebert | Oct 18, 2023 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Coxsackie, NY – Five officer’s sustained minor injuries breaking up an inmate on inmate fight in the mess hall and five inmates attacked one inmate in the recreation yard at the maximum security prison last week as violence continues to plague the facility. Full Press...
by khebert | Oct 18, 2023 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Collins , NY – Five days after union officials were joined by State Legislators and family members of staff at Collins Correctional Facility to denounce the “Celebrate Your Family” day for inmates at the facility, NYSCOPBA is reporting eight separate inmate attacks...
by khebert | Oct 16, 2023 | Central Region, News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations
Gouverneur, NY – The month of September leading into the first few days of October had staff on high alert after multiple inmate on inmate fights, make-shift weapons recovered, inmate overdoses, a visitor arrested attempting to smuggle drugs into an inmate at the...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Oct 5, 2023 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Two Separate Inmate Attacks Injure Five Staff Elmira, NY – With three months left in 2023, the violence at Elmira Correctional Facility continues to surge with the latest two inmate attacks on staff injuring five officers, sending three to a local hospital for their...
by khebert | Oct 2, 2023 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Romulus, NY – Four officers sustained minor injuries after being assaulted by inmates and two weapons were seized after an inmate on inmate fight at the maximum security correctional facility. Full Press Release