by Kirkland Foran | Jul 31, 2025 | Member Home, Press Release Home, Public Home, Public Relations, Western Region
National Guardsman Among Injured Officer July 11, 2025 Romulus, NY – Two officers needed to be transported to an outside hospital for injuries and were among seven staff who were injured in two separate inmate assaults at the maximum-security correctional...
by Kirkland Foran | Jul 28, 2025 | Member Home, News from the Field, Northern Region, Public Home, Public Relations
One Officer Transported to Local Hospital for Facial Injuries July 25, 2025 Dannemora , NY – A 52-year-old inmate who is serving a 25-year sentence for the beating and stabbing death of an 81-year-old women, attacked an officer in the mess hall… Full press...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Apr 4, 2025 | Member Home, News from the Field, President, Press Release Home, Public Relations
Concerns Continue as DOCCS Plans Early Release of Dangerous Inmates into Communities Albany, NY – The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) is calling for an urgent meeting with the Department of Corrections and Community...
by Kirkland Foran | Feb 19, 2025 | Member Home, President
TO: All NYSCOPBA Members: Today, the Executive Board met with DOCCS Commissioner Martuscello, members of his executive team, and several members from Governor Hochul’s staff. We discussed at length the issues we have raised for years that have fallen on deaf ears and...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Dec 14, 2024 | Legislative, Member Home, News from the Field, President, Press Release Home, Public Relations
Albany, NY – The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) is deeply disappointed in Governor Hochul’s decision to veto the union’s “death gamble” legislation yet again. This was a straightforward measure to provide financial...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Nov 1, 2024 | Member Home, News from the Field, President, Press Release Home, Public Relations
Latest State Data Reveals Assaults on Staff Exceeded 2023 by October Inmate on Inmate Assaults on Pace to Increase by 37 Percent Union Leadership Once Again Calls on Governor, State Legislature to Address Violence Albany, NY – The New York State Correctional Officers...