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Two Sergeants Attacked at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Four Officers Injured Responding to Attack by Two Inmates Ossining , NY –A 38 year old inmate scheduled to be released in five months viciously attacked and injured a sergeant after the inmate became agitated when he could not find his tablet in his cell...
Inmate Barricades Himself in Cell, Attacks Staff Who Entered at Five Points Correctional Facility
Injured Officers Taken to Local Hospital for Unknown Substance Exposure April 18, 2025 Romulus, NY – Four officers were transported to a local hospital after they became nauseous, began vomiting and were treated with Narcan after having to subdue an inmate...
Three Officers, One Sergeant Injured at Five Points Correctional Facility
Inmate Armed with Weapon Attacks Staff Romulus, NY – A sergeant and three officers were injured when a 28-year-old inmate armed with a sharpened toothbrush in his pocket, attacked staff who attempted to frisk him for the weapon at the maximum-security...
Multiple Staff Injured at Greene Correctional Facility
Injuries Occurred Containing Inmate Melee in Visitor Are Coxsackie, NY – Five officers and a lieutenant were injured suppressing a large inmate fight in the visitor area that included several chairs being thrown which struck two officers before the fight was contained...
NYSCOPBA Requests Urgent Meeting with DOCCS to Address Critical Workplace Issues
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...
Four Officers Injured at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Two Officers Transported to Local Hospital for Injuries Ossining , NY –Four officers were injured at the maximum-security correctional facility after an inmate initially attacked a female officer, striking her several times in the face and body and injuring...
Convicted Rapist Attacks Female Officer Mid-State Correctional Facility
Latest Attack on Staff Continues Historic Levels of Violence in Prisons Marcy, NY – A female officer was attacked and punched in the face by a 29 year old inmate who is serving a 14 year sentence after being convicted for rape and burglary in 2014. FULL PRESS...
Assaults on Staff Finish out Record Year at Five Points Correctional Facility
Assaults on Staff and Inmate on Inmate Assaults Set Single Year Record in 2024 Romulus, NY – Multiple officers were injured in several attacks on staff to end year at Five Points Correctional Facility, setting a one-year record of 2,072 assaults on staff in 2024. ...
Two Inmates Revived at Marcy Correctional Facility
Officers Performed CPR on Inmates Who Were Found Unresponsive Marcy, NY – Officers at Marcy Correctional Facility needed to perform CPR on two inmates and administered multiple doses of Narcan after they were found unresponsive in dorms at the medium security...
Two Female Inmates Assault Staff at Albion Correctional Facility in Separate Attacks
Two Officers Transported to Local Hospital for Injuries Albion, NY – Two female inmates, who are eligible for parole this year, attacked and injured six officers and one sergeant at the medium security correctional facility last week. In one incident, the inmate threw...
Officer Attacked by Convicted Murderer at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Sustains Multiple Injuries and Transported to Hospital after other Inmates Join in the Attack Ossining , NY –A 31-year-old convicted murdered viciously attacked an officer in a cell block inside of Sing Sing Correctional Facility last week, sending the officer to...
NYSCOPBA President Slams Governor’s Veto of Critical Death Gamble Legislation
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...
Staff Injured Again at Five Points Correctional Facility
Two Officers Taken to Local Hospital for Injuries Romulus, NY – A total of seven officers were injured at the maximum-security correctional facility in a two-week period that also included several inmate on inmate fights and three incidents in which inmates threw...
Eight Officers Injured at Wende Correctional Facility in Separate Attacks
Both Assaults Committed by Same Inmate, Four Officers Need Treatment at Local Hospitals Alden, NY – An inmate, serving at 10-year sentence for Attempted Robbery, attacked and injured staff in separate attacks that occurred 10 days apart, sending four officers to local...
More Inmate on Inmate Violence at Mohawk Correctional Facility
Drugs, Weapons Recovered by Staff, Two Officers Injured Rome, NY – Five inmate on inmate fights occurred in a 12 day period that resulted in several inmates sustaining injuries, including one who was cut several times with a weapon at the medium security correctional...
Inmate Sets Fire to Cell, Attacks Staff at Five Points Correctional Facility
Sergeant, Five Officers Taken to Local Hospital with Smoke Inhalation, Blood Exposure Romulus, NY – A sergeant and five officers sustained smoke inhalation and blood exposure after an inmate intentionally set fire to his cell in the Residential Rehabilitation Unit...
Assaults, Drugs, Weapons Continue to Plague Gouverneur Correctional Facility
Onslaught of Fights, Inmate Overdoses, and Staff Injured Gouverneur, NY – After setting the single year record for inmate on inmate and inmate on staff assaults in statewide correctional facilities at the end of October, the assaults, drugs and weapons continue well...
Eight Officers Injured at Five Points Correctional Facility
Multiple Staff Assaults Continue at Prison Romulus, NY – Eight officers were injured at the maximum-security correctional facility during four separate attacks by inmates. The latest attacks continue the alarming trend of assaults on staff at Five Points and other...
Elmira Correctional Facility Inmate Attempts to Get Officer’s Handgun
Incident Occurred in Emergency Room at Local Hospital For Immediate Release November 21, 2024 Elmira, NY – An inmate, serving his second stint in prison in five years, attempted to grab an officer’s gun inside the emergency room at a local hospital injuring a sergeant...
Officer Jumped by Inmate at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Victim Sustains Broken Foot in Attack Ossining, NY –An officer sustained a broken foot and other injuries after an inmate attacked him in the stairwell of the maximum-security correctional facility last Monday. At approximately 10:38 a.m., inmates were returning from...
Inmate on Inmate Violence Continues at Mohawk Correctional Facility
Drugs, Weapons Recovered by Staff, Visitor Arrested Rome, NY – As record violence continues in state correctional facilities, Mohawk Correctional Facility continues to be plagued with inmate on inmate violence, cuttings and drugs at the medium security prison. Towards...
Weapons Seized, Officers Assaulted, Visitors Arrested at Gouverneur Correctional Facility
Incidents Occurred in a One Month Period as Single Year Record for Assaults is Broken Gouverneur, NY – Assaults on staff and inmate on inmate assaults statewide set a single year record by the end of October, breaking last year’s record with two months left in the...
Officer Slashed and Cut by Inmate at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Attack Occurred after Morning Meal Ossining , NY –An officer received 13 sutures after an inmate armed with two ceramic blades slashed and cut him during an attack that occurred after the morning meal at the maximum security correctional facility Wednesday. FULL...
Single Year Record of Assaults on Staff in New York State Prisons Broken Again
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...
Violence Continues at Five Points Correctional Facility
Nine Officers Injured, One Sustains Broken Nose Romulus, NY – Nine officers were injured during seven incidents over a two and a half week period which included multiple assaults on staff by inmates who have served numerous prison stints at the maximum security...
Eleven Staff Sustain Smoke Inhalation at Five Points Correctional Facility
Inmate Intentionally Starts Fire in Cell, Sending One Sergeant and Ten Officers to Local Hospitals Romulus, NY – One sergeant and ten officers needed to be treated at local hospitals for smoke inhalation and other injuries when an inmate started a fire inside his cell...
Six Officers Injured During Inmate Attack at Five Points Correctional Facility
Latest Assault Follows Fifty Officers Injured in Five Month Period at the Hands of Inmates Romulus, NY – Three inmates injured six officers, sending two to a local hospital, when they charged staff during a pat frisk for contraband just outside the mess hall during...
Three Officers Injured at Five Points Correctional Facility
Inmate Scheduled to be Release Next Week Attacks Staff in Holding Pen Romulus, NY – A 23 year old inmate schedule to be released on October 5, attacked and injured three officers in a holding cell at the maximum security correctional facility on September 13....
Inmate on Inmate Fights Continue at Mohawk Correctional Facility
Drugs, Weapons Recovered by Staff Rome, NY – During the last week of August and first two weeks of September, five inmate on inmate fights occurred at the facility which resulted in two inmates needing treatment at a local hospital for their injuries at the medium...
Eight Officers Injured at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Three Separate Inmate Attacks Occur at Facility Ossining, NY –Eight officers were injured by three inmates during three separate attacks that occurred at the maximum security correctional facility this week. On Sunday, September 15, a female officer was monitoring...