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Officer Overcome by Unknown Substance at Gouverneur Correctional Facility
Possible Fentanyl Exposure Sends Officer to Hospital Gouverneur, NY – An officer who was searching the cell and property of an inmate was overcome by exposure to possibly Fentanyl at the medium security correction facility on Monday. The officer, assisted by another...
Multiple Officers Injured at Attica Correctional Facility
One Attack Injures Ten Officers and One Sergeant Attica, NY – Multiple staff were injured at Attica Correctional Facility during the first week of the year when an violent inmate fought with officers who were attempting to frisk him for contraband outside of the...
NYSCOPBA Renews Call for Legislative Action After Inmate Sentenced for Brutal, Unprovoked Assault of Officer
Repeat offender brutally assaulted female officer in Fall 2021 at Mid-State Correctional Facility Sentencing Judge Echoes Union’s Concerns to Provide Staff Proper Tools to Prevent Future Violence Recently Released State Data Shows Prison Violence at Historic Levels...
Staff Injured at Collins Correctional Facility
Officer Knocked Unconscious in One Inmate Attack Collins , NY – A sergeant and an officer were transported to a local hospital last week for treatment after two inmates attacked them in separate assaults at the medium security correctional facility. The first attacked...
Inmate Violence Continues at Elmira Correctional Facility
Elmira , NY – Five officers sustained minor injuries after three separate inmate attacks at the maximum security correctional facility in the first two weeks of January. Full Press Release
Officers Injured at Upstate Correctional Facility
One Officer Sustains Fractured Hand Breaking Up Inmates Fighting Malone, NY – Three officers were injured, including one who fractured his hand, at Upstate Correctional Facility breaking up two inmates who were fighting inside their cell at the maximum security...
Staff Injured at Marcy Correctional Facility
Four Officers Transported to Local Hospital for Injuries Marcy, NY – Multiple officers were injured at Marcy Correctional Facility to begin the new year at the hands of three inmates who have served multiple stints in state prison. The first incident occurred on...
As 2022 Draws to a Close, Data Shows New York’s Prisons are More Violent than Ever Before
Albany, NY – The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) is demanding the New York State Legislature address the skyrocketing violence within New York’s correctional facilities after state-maintained data reveals 2022...
Officers Injured at Riverview Correctional Facility
Three Time Offender Attacks Officers in Facility Dorm Ogdensburg, NY – An inmate, serving his third stint in prison, assaulted and injured three officers at the medium security correctional facility on Tuesday. Initially, an officer assigned to one of the dorms...
Officers Injured at Elmira, Five Points Correctional Facilities
Two Officers Treated at Outside Hospitals Elmira, NY –Two officers were treated at outside hospitals for injuries and blood exposure after two incidents at Elmira and Five Points Correctional Facilities last week. The first incident occurred on Thursday, December 29...
Three Officers Injured at Elmira Correctional Facility
Elmira, NY – Inmate Assaults on Staff and Inmate on Inmate Assaults will both exceed 1,400 by years end, far exceeding previous records recorded by DOCCS, making 2022 one of the most violent years inside State correctional facilities. Full Press Release
Auburn Correctional Facility Officers Donate to Local Schools
Auburn, NY – NYSCOPBA members from Auburn Correctional Facility visited six area schools yesterday to donate $1,000 to each school that will be used to buy boots and jackets for students in need as well as provide financial support to the schools’ food...
Two Attacks Occur at Groveland Correctional Facility
Sonyea , NY – Five officers were injured in two separate inmate attacks at the medium security correctional facility last week. Full Press Release
Three Attacks Occur at Elmira Correctional Facility
Inmate Attempts to Flush Cell Phone Down Cell Toilet in One Incident Elmira, NY – Six officers were injured during the first two weeks of December in three separate inmate attacks at the maximum security prison. The first assault occurred on Friday, December 2. Staff...
Officer Has Urine Thrown on Him at Gouverneur Correctional Facility
Gouverneur, NY – An officer who was collecting dinner trays from inmates who were confined to their cells had urine thrown on him by an inmate at the medium security correctional facility last Thursday. Full Press Release
Wende Correctional Facility Officers Injured in Inmate Attacks
One Attack Occurs at Local Hospital Three officers from Wende Correctional Facility were injured last week in two separate attacks, one attack occurring at an outside hospital after the inmate received a medical procedure. On Thursday, December 1, the inmate was at...
Unprovoked Assault by Inmate Injures Officer at Auburn Correctional Facility
Auburn, NY – An inmate attacked an officer while being escorted to the mess hall at the maximum-security correctional facility, leading to that officer being transported to a hospital for treatment for his injuries, and several other officers injured in the incident....
Three Officers Attacked at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Ossining, NY - Two female officers and one male officer were taken to a local hospital with injuries sustained when an inmate initially attacked one of the female officers and continued fighting with officers who attempted to subdue him at Sing Sing Correctional...
Inmate Assaults Staff at Five Points Correctional Facility
Romulus, NY – A 33 year old inmate who is on his second term in prison, injured a sergeant and an officer after he attacked them when he refused to leave programming at the maximum security correctional facility. Full Press Release
NYS Department of Labor Investigation Finds Fentanyl-Laced Inmate Packages & Mail Created Dangerous Working Conditions for Staff
Nearly 20 PESH Citations Spanning two Central New York Correctional Facilities Issued NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Directed to Enhance Safety Precautions in Facility Package Rooms Findings Support State-Implemented Secure Vendor and Mail...
Multiple Officers Injured at Five Points Correctional Facility
Violence Continues to Plague Maximum Security Facility Romulus, NY – A 31 year old inmate who is on his third term in prison, armed with a make-shift weapon, charged and attacked officers in the cell block at the maximum security correctional facility. On Monday,...
Multiple Officers Injured at Five Points Correctional Facility
Romulus, NY – A 31 year old inmate who is on his second term in prison, attacked officers in the facility hospital, sending one officer to a local hospital for a possible concussion last week. Full Press Release
Multiple Officers Injured at Sullivan Correctional Facility
Two Officers Transported to Local Hospital for Injuries Fallsburgh, NY – Seven officers were injured at Sullivan Correctional Facility last week in two separate inmate attacks that led to two of the officers needing to be transported to a local hospital for further...
Two Officers Injured at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Ossining, NY – A 31 year old inmate who is on his second term in prison for robbery, attacked an officer after he refused to return to his cell while returning from his morning meal. Full Press Release
Single Year Record of Assaults on Staff in New York State Prisons Shattered, Union Demands Response
Albany, NY – The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) is calling on the New York State Legislature to repeal the HALT Act, after State data revealed a disturbing and dangerous fact. Full Press Release
Multiple Officers Injured at Five Points Correctional Facility
Romulus, NY – Four officers were injured in two separate inmate attacks at the maximum security correctional facility last week, sending one injured officer to Cayuga Medical Center for treatment of eye and facial injuries. Full Press Release
Inmate Fight Injures Officer at Upstate Correctional Facility
Officer Kicked in the Face, Fractures Nasal Bone Malone, NY – Two inmates began fighting in a holding cell at the maximum security correctional facility that led to one officer fracturing his nose when he attempted to break the fight up and was kicked in the face by...
Three Officers Injured at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
One Officer Undergoes Surgery for Knee Injury Ossining, NY – An inmate serving an 18 year sentence for Assault 1st and who was previously paroled after being convicted for Murder 2nd and Attempted Murder 2nd in 1996, injured three officers at the maximum security...
Officer Slashed at Cayuga Correctional Facility
Inmate Cuts Officer’s Face with Weapon Cayuga, NY – An officer was slashed three times across the face by an inmate who had barricaded himself in his cell at the medium security correctional facility last week. On Sunday, October 16, an officer on routine rounds...
Inmate Critically Injured at Five Points Correctional Facility
Romulus, NY – An inmate was critically injured after he was stabbed and cut multiple times by two inmates who are serving lengthy sentences for manslaughter at the maximum security correctional facility. Full Press Release