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Drugs Recovered at Great Meadow Correctional Facility
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
Officer Attacked and Injured by Inmate at Elmira Correctional Facility
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 correctional...
Inmate Attacks Staff at Green Haven Correctional Facility
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.
Suspected Drugs Seized at Cape Vincent Correctional Facility
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...
Officers Attacked at Elmira Correctional Facility
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...
New York City Man Arrested at Green Haven Correctional Facility
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
Officers Attacked at Five Points Correctional Facility
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 Release.
Correctional Officers’ Union Blasts Governor Cuomo’s Plan to Close More Prisons
ALBANY, NY — The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) today criticized Governor Cuomo’s decision to close more prisons as a part of his Executive Budget plan for fiscal year 2020-2021. The announcement to close...
Officer Violently Attacked at Washington Correctional Facility
Comstock , NY – An officer was attacked inside the housing dorm at the medium security correctional facility after he questioned an inmate about wearing improper clothing. Full Press Release.
Heroin, Marijuana Seized at Marcy Correctional Facility
Marcy, NY – A Herkimer County man was arrested at Marcy Correctional Facility after he admitted to investigators he had drugs inside the car he drove to the medium security prison to visit an inmate. Full Press Release.
Drugs, Cellphone Recovered in Mail Packages at Marcy Correctional Facility
Marcy, NY - Officers at Marcy Correctional Facility recovered a cellphone, synthetic marijuana and Suboxone in packages mailed to inmates at the medium security correctional facility. Full Press Release.
Three Woman Arrested With Drugs At Willard Correctional Facility
Suspects Were Visiting Inmates Willard, NY - Three woman were arrested over the weekend attempting to bring in drugs to inmates during visitation hours. On Saturday, December 5, two woman were arrested for Promoting Prison Contraband in the 2nd Degree after a K9...
Contraband, Assaults on Staff Continue to Plague Greene Correctional Facility
Cellphones, Weapons Among the Items Recovered by Staff Coxsackie, NY - As COVID cases continue to surge in correctional facilities across the state, Greene Correctional Facility, which endured their own rise in cases at the end of the summer, seized a number of...
Officer Attacked at Lakeview Correctional Facility
Brocton, NY - An inmate serving a two to four year sentence for grand larceny attacked an officer at the medium security correctional facility when the officer asked for his identification. Full Press Release
Drugs, Violence Plague Ulster Correctional Facility
Naponach, NY - An inmate was cut in the back of the head and ear inside a dorm bathroom and it took 50 stitches to close the wounds. Full Press Release
Officers Attacked and Injured by Inmate at Elmira Correctional Facility
Elmira, NY - An inmate serving a seven year sentence for burglary attacked and injured three officers in the course of three days at the maximum security correctional facility. Full Press Release.
Officers Injured at Lakeview Correctional Facility
Brocton, NY – An inmate serving a four year sentence for drug sales attacked and punched an officer in the face when the officer was counseling him on mess hall procedures. Full Press Release.
Inmate Assaults, Attempts to Choke Officer at Green Haven Correctional Facility
Convicted Murderer Refuses Officer’s Orders Before Attack Stormville, NY – An inmate serving a 25 years to life sentence punched an officer and attempted to choke him after refusing orders to get into his cell at the maximum security correctional facility. On Sunday,...
Officers Attacked at Wende Correctional Facility
Seven Officers Injured, Two Officers Exposed to Blood Alden, NY – Seven officers were injured during an assault by an inmate at the maximum security correctional facility last week. In addition, two officers were treated for blood exposure at an outside hospital. On...
Visitor Arrested Attempting to Bring K2 into Watertown Correctional Facility
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,...
Officers Injured at Coxsackie Correctional Facility
Coxsackie, NY – Three officers were injured at Coxsackie Correctional Facility last week when a disruptive inmate fought with officers in the mess hall at the maximum security prison. Full Press Release
Synthetic Marijuana Seized at Marcy Correctional Facility
Marcy, NY – An alert officer discovered over seven ounces of synthetic marijuana hidden inside of eight food cans that were mailed to an inmate at the medium security correctional facility. Full Press Release
Northern Region Golf Tournament Raises $19,000 For Charity
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
Officers Injured at Greene Correctional Facility
Coxsackie, NY – Three officers were injured at Greene Correctional Facility when a disruptive inmate fought with officers during a medical emergency last week. Full Press Release
Convicted Murderer Attempts Escape at Marcy Correctional Facility
Officer Thwarts Inmate Scaling Fence Marcy, NY – A convicted murderer, serving a 25 years to life prison sentence, attempted to scale a perimeter fence at the medium security correctional facility before an officer acted quickly and stopped him. The incident occurred...
NYSCOPBA President responds to recent uptick of COVID-19 cases in state prisons
Union calls for suspension of inmate visits Albany, NY – NYSCOPBA is calling for the immediate suspension of inmate visitation at correctional facilities that have seen a recent uptick in positive COVID-19 cases among in the inmate population. Recently, Elmira...
Officer Attacked at Gowanda Correctional Facility
Gowanda, NY – One officer was injured at the medium security correctional facility when he went to investigate an inmate who was lying on the floor screaming and he suddenly grabbed the officer and attacked him. Full Press Release
Officer Attacked at Fishkill Correctional Facility
Fishkill , NY – An officer was treated at a local hospital after an inmate he was observing on a suicide watch attacked him when he went into his room to deliver his breakfast at the medium security correctional facility. Full Press Release
NYSCOPBA Statement on Wage Increase Deferral for Membership
Governor Delays Increase for the Third Time Since March NYSCOPBA has learned that Governor Cuomo has deferred the contractually required 2% wage increase for the third time since the COVID pandemic began in March. The raise, which was originally scheduled to occur in...
Officers Injured at Collins Correctional Facility
Collins, NY – Multiple officers were injured in September when inmates, who appeared to have been on drugs, struck officers who were attempting to investigate the incidents at the medium security correctional facility. Full Press Release