by Stephanie Flanagan | May 17, 2022 | Member Home, President, Public Home, Public Relations
Union stands in support with community directly impacted by the recent mass shooting Union urges other statewide labor organizations to join them in an effort to raise money to assist Albany, NY – The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Apr 27, 2022 | Member Home, President, Public Home, Public Relations
Violence in facilities exploding since implementation of HALT Violent attacks on staff by incarcerated individuals is on pace to surpass last year’s yearly record-setting total Albany, NY – The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association,...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Aug 11, 2021 | News from the Field, Public Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Victim Cut Across Face, Receives 30 Stitches to Close Wound Auburn, NY – A 14 year veteran correction officer was viciously attacked and cut by an inmate at the maximum security facility on Sunday, causing the facility to be locked down after the assault. The inmate,...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Jun 22, 2021 | News from the Field, Public Home, Public Relations, Southern Region
Union Holds Motorcycle Ride in the Hudson Valley to Raise Awareness of Mental Health Bedford Hills, NY – Union officials from NYSCOPBA’s Southern Region, recently hosted their inaugural Suicide Awareness Ride to shine a light on mental health issues, in particular...
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...
