by Stephanie Flanagan | Apr 2, 2021 | News from the Field, Northern Region, Public Relations
Inmate Spits Blood into the Face of a Supervisor Dannemora, NY – An inmate, serving a seven year sentence for weapons possession, attacked several officers and spit blood in the face of a sergeant in an incident that took two hours to contain at the maximum security...
by khebert | Jan 7, 2021 | News from the Field, Northern Region, Public Relations
Comstock, NY – An officer processing mail and packages sent to inmates discovered drugs hidden inside of three Jergens lotion bottles at the maximum security correctional facility. Full Press release
by Stephanie Flanagan | Dec 28, 2020 | Northern Region
Retired and active Correction Officers and civilians met on 12/26/2020 at Glens Falls Hospital to show support for Brother Randy Sweet who is currently fighting cancer. The nurses wheeled him to the window so he could everyone. It was such a surprise for him!...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Nov 12, 2020 | News from the Field, Northern Region, Public Relations
Albany, NY – Drugs were at the center of two incidents at two North Country correctional facilities in which officers were injured by an inmate high on drugs and a visitor was arrested attempting to bring drugs into an inmate. The first incident occurred on Tuesday,...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Nov 11, 2020 | Northern Region
During the month of October the NYSCOPBA membership and civilian staff of Altona Correctional Facility took part in the 2nd annual “wear pink” campaign to help bring awareness and promote early detection of breast cancer. While in the mitts of a pandemic we were able...
by khebert | Oct 23, 2020 | News from the Field, Northern Region, Public Relations
Malone, NY – NYSCOPBA members from the Northern Region held their annual Northern Region Charity Golf Tournament to benefit North Country Honor Flight on Tuesday, September 2, 2020. Full Press Release