by khebert | May 20, 2021 | Public Home
Brad Kowalik, a SHTA assigned to Mid-Hudson Forensic, and another man are being hailed as heroes for acting quickly and saving three children from a burning apartment building in Middletown, NY. Both men used a ladder to assist the children out of an apartment that...
by khebert | May 19, 2021 | Northern Region, Public Home, Public Relations
Rome, NY – Today, NYSCOPBA Union Officials called on Governor Cuomo and DOCCS to put a hold on any future prison closures until a comprehensive study can be commissioned to address the rising violence inside prisons amid a steady decline in the prison population. Full...
by khebert | May 11, 2021 | Member Home, News from the Field, Public Home, Public Relations
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by khebert | Apr 27, 2021 | News from the Field, Public Home, Public Relations
NEWBURGH, NY – Today, members of NYSCOPBA’s Executive Board called on elected officials to immediately address the rising violence against staff in the state prison system during a press conference held at the Mid-Hudson Regional Headquarters in Newburgh. Full Press...
by khebert | Apr 26, 2021 | Central Region, News from the Field, Public Home, Public Relations
Marcy, NY – A sergeant who was investigating a suspicious letter sent to an inmate needed to be administered Narcan by medical staff at the prison and was brought to an outside hospital for treatment of exposure to Heroin and the deadly drug Fentanyl. Full Press...
by khebert | Apr 16, 2021 | News from the Field, Northern Region, Public Home, Public Relations
Dannemora , NY – An inmate, serving a 12 year sentence for armed robbery, attacked an officer in the recreation yard, knocking him unconscious and breaking his jaw in two places at the maximum security prison. Full Press Release