by Stephanie Flanagan | Jan 6, 2021 | News from the Field, Public Relations, Western Region
Inmate Strikes Officer With Make Shift Karate Sticks Elmira, NY – An inmate brandishing make-shift karate sticks struck an officer in the left side of the face and nose after running from staff who were escorting him to the shower at the maximum security...
by khebert | Jan 5, 2021 | Mid-Hudson Region, News from the Field, Public Relations
Stormville , NY – An inmate serving a 25 year sentence for attempted murder threw bleach on several officers and attacked another officer while being escorted to a Special Housing Unit at the maximum security correctional facility. Full Press Release.
by Stephanie Flanagan | Dec 29, 2020 | Central Region, News from the Field, Public Relations
Green Leafy Substance Located in Mailed Package Cape Vincent, NY – An officer processing mailed packages to inmates located over seven ounces of a green leafy substance inside three cans of food at the medium security prison. On Tuesday, December 22, the officer was...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Dec 28, 2020 | News from the Field, Public Relations, Western Region
Two Separate Assaults Injures Staff Members Elmira, NY – Two separate attacks on staff injured several officers at the maximum security correctional facility continuing the record year of assaults on staff. Both incidents occurred on Friday, December 18. The first...
by khebert | Dec 23, 2020 | Mid-Hudson Region, News from the Field, Public Relations
Stormville , NY – A New York City man was arrested trying to smuggle heroin and Suboxone into an inmate at the maximum security prison during a visit. Full Press Release
by khebert | Dec 23, 2020 | News from the Field, Public Relations, Western Region
Romulus , NY – As DOCCS announced the closure of three correctional facilities yesterday, the violence inside prisons continues to escalate despite the dwindling inmate population and the administration has done little to stem the violence. Full Press...