by khebert | Feb 18, 2021 | News from the Field, Public Relations, Western Region
Attica , NY – An officer processing outside mail for inmates discovered marijuana and Suboxone strips hidden inside three packs of cigarettes at the maximum security prison. Full Press Release
by Stephanie Flanagan | Jan 26, 2021 | News from the Field, Public Relations, Western Region
Inmates Attack Officers During Two Medical Emergencies Elmira, NY – Two inmates attacked officers in separate medical emergencies after the officers responded to help the inmates inside their cells at the maximum security prison. On Thursday, January 21, an officer on...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Jan 14, 2021 | News from the Field, Public Relations, Western Region
Chemical Agents Needed to Stop a Five Man Fight Alden, NY – Correction officers needed to deploy several rounds of OC spray and two rounds of CS gas to quell a mess hall fight between inmates at the maximum security correctional facility. The fight occurred on...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Jan 13, 2021 | Western Region
Gowanda Closure Press Conference 12/22/2020
by Stephanie Flanagan | Jan 6, 2021 | News from the Field, Public Relations, Western Region
Inmate Strikes Officer With Make Shift Karate Sticks Elmira, NY – An inmate brandishing make-shift karate sticks struck an officer in the left side of the face and nose after running from staff who were escorting him to the shower at the maximum security...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Dec 28, 2020 | News from the Field, Public Relations, Western Region
Two Separate Assaults Injures Staff Members Elmira, NY – Two separate attacks on staff injured several officers at the maximum security correctional facility continuing the record year of assaults on staff. Both incidents occurred on Friday, December 18. The first...
