by khebert | Aug 5, 2026 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Groveland, NY – A series of coordinated inmate-on-inmate assaults involving approximately 30 inmates erupted over a seven-hour period at Groveland Correctional Facility, resulting in eight separate fights, the recovery of numerous homemade weapons, five inmates being...
by khebert | Jul 22, 2026 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Cayuga , NY — Three civilian visitors, including a woman who allegedly used her 11-year-old daughter to conceal marijuana, were arrested after a narcotics detection K9 alerted to them during visitor screening at a medium security correctional facility. Full Press...
by khebert | Jul 21, 2026 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Collins , NY — Six correction officers were injured after a violent inmate charged out of his cell and attacked staff at a medium security correctional facility, sending all six officers to a local hospital for treatment. Full Press Release.
by khebert | Jul 7, 2026 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Sonyea, NY — A correction officer suffered a concussion after being kicked in the head by an intoxicated inmate who was being transported for medical treatment at the medium security correctional facility. In a separate incident one week later, three staff members...
by khebert | Jul 7, 2026 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Romulus , NY — A sergeant and four correction officers sustained injuries during a series of violent incidents at a maximum-security correctional facility over a four-week period, including two separate weapon attacks by the same inmate, a large-scale recreation yard...
by khebert | Jun 25, 2026 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Elmira , NY – A registered nurse suffered a fractured shoulder after being assaulted by an inmate while dispensing medication at Elmira Correctional Facility. Two correction officers and a sergeant were also injured during the subsequent extraction of the inmate from...
