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Planned Dorm Search Leads to Recovery of Contraband at Mohawk Correctional Facility

by | Jul 28, 2026 | Central Region, News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations

Rome, NY – A planned security search conducted by officers at Mohawk Correctional Facility resulted in the seizure of 17 inmate-manufactured weapons, multiple pieces of drug-saturated paper believed to contain synthetic narcotics, and gang-related material, highlighting the ongoing dangers correction officers face in New York’s prisons. Full Press Release