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NYSCOPBA calls on NYS Legislature to Address Significant Rise in Prison Violence and Repeal HALT
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,...
Officer Injured by Inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility
Marcy, NY – A female officer was injured and taken to a local hospital for her injuries after an inmate attacked her after she gave him orders to get off the phone at the medium security correctional facility last week. Full Press Release
Officer Injured at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
Bedford Hills, NY – An inmate attacked an officer at the maximum security correctional facility for women after the inmate refused several orders not to leave the mess hall and punched the officer several times in the head after he administered OC spray. Full Press...
More Violence at Great Meadow Correctional Facility
Comstock, NY – Two officer’s sustained minor injuries when an inmate attacked them in the mess hall and one inmate was cut with a make-shift weapon in the recreation yard at the maximum security correctional facility last week. Full Press Release
Assaults on Staff Continue at Elmira Correctional Facility
Officer Sustains Concussion After Being Attacked Elmira, NY – A sergeant and five officers were injured at Elmira Correctional Facility after two separate attacks at the maximum security prison last week. The first incident occurred on Thursday, April 14. An officer...
Multiple Officers Injured, Hospitalized, After Attack at Upstate Correctional Facility
One Officer Sustains Broken Nasal Bone in Incident Malone, NY – Three officers needed to be treated for injuries at Alyce Hyde Medical Center and three other officers were injured after being attacked by two inmates at the maximum security correctional facility on...
Multiple Officers Injured at Orleans Correctional Facility
Albion, NY – Several inmate on inmate fights over a two day period resulted in multiple officers getting injured while attempting to stop the fights at Orleans Correctional Facility last week. Full Press Release
Officer Injured, Hospitalized, After Being Attacked by Inmate Riverview Correctional Facility
Ogdensburg, NY – One officer was injured when he was attacked by an inmate in the bathroom of the medium-security correctional facility last week. Full Press Release
Multiple Officers Injured, Hospitalized, After Attacks at Lakeview Correctional Facility
Five Officers Transported to Local Hospital For Treatment Brocton, NY – On Wednesday, April 6, five officers needed to be treated at a local hospital after two inmates attacked them while being escorted to a routine facility program in the maximum-security area at...
Staff Injured at Mid-State Correctional Facility
Inmate Assaults Continue as HALT Legislation Goes Into Effect Marcy, NY – Four officers were injured in three attacks at Mid-State Correctional Facility on Sunday. One officer needed to be treated for an open bite wound on his finger after an inmate bit him. HALT,...
Multiple Officers Injured, Hospitalized, After Attacks at Upstate and Great Meadow Correctional Facilities
Malone, NY – Nine officers needed to be treated at upstate hospitals after a series of attacks and fights last week at two maximum security correctional facilities left officers with a variety of injuries, including a concussion, broken ribs and dislocated shoulder....
NYSCOPBA Braces for Increased Violence as HALT is Fully Implemented in NYS Prisons this Week
Albany, NY – The New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) calls on New York to pause the full implementation of the Humane Alternatives for Long Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act. New York State had set a target date...
Officers Injured, Weapons, Cell Phone, Seized at Green Haven Correctional Facility
Stormville , NY – Five officers were injured at Green Haven Correctional Facility last week after a fight broke out between two inmates and escalated into multiple inmates at the maximum security prison. Full Press Release
Staff Injured at Marcy Correctional Facility
Three Officers Injured, Make-Shift Weapons Recovered Marcy, NY – Three officers were injured in two separate inmate attacks and several make-shift weapons were recovered during frisks at Marcy Correctional Facility this month. The first attack occurred on Thursday,...
Officers Injured at Green Haven Correctional Facility
One Officer Sent to Vassar Brothers Medical Center With Injuries Stormville, NY – One officer was sent to Vassar Brothers Medical Center for injuries sustained after an inmate ran out of his open cell and attacked the officer in the cell block. Five other officers...
Officers Injured at Otisville Correctional Facility
Otisville , NY – Several staff were injured at Otisville Correctional Facility when an inmate attacked officers who attempted to stop him from flushing contraband down the toilet at the medium security facility on Monday. Full Press Release
Multiple Officers Injured, Inmate Stabbed at Clinton Correctional Facility
Dannemora, NY – As the State imminently readies to install HALT legislation to state correctional facilities, inmate violence continues to occur daily, injuring staff along the way. Full Press Release
Two Officers Injured at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
Patient Charged With Assault After Attacking Staff with Shank Queens, NY – Two Safety & Security Officers were injured when a patient, armed with a make-shift weapon, attacked staff at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center. The incident occurred on Monday, February 21st at...
Inmate Attacks Officers at Collins Correctional Facility
Collins, NY – A male correction officer sustained a broken jaw and other serious injuries after an inmate violently beat and choked him into unconsciousness at the medium security correctional facility last week. Full Press Release
Officers Have Urine Thrown on Them at Attica Correctional Facility
Three Officers Sustain Exposure after Two Inmates Throw Urine on Them Attica, NY – Three correction officers were treated for exposure after two inmates threw what appeared to be urine on them in two different incidents last week at the maximum security correction...
Multiple Officers Injured at Greene Correctional Facility
Two Inmates Charge Sergeant, Officers from Cell Coxsackie, NY – A sergeant and six officers were injured after two inmates in a Special Housing Unit cell charged them after their cell door was opened at the medium security correctional facility. The incident unfolded...
Move Violence Occurs at Elmira Correctional Facility
Elmira, NY – A sergeant and two officers were injured at Elmira Correctional Facility after an inmate charged the sergeant and struck him in the face after he refused orders to lock into his cell last week at the maximum security prison. Full Press Release
Inmates Attack Staff at Washington Correctional Facility
Sergeant Attacked on Transportation Bus Comstock, NY – A sergeant and officer at Washington Correctional Facility were injured last week when unruly inmates on a transportation bus attacked them at the facility. The attack occurred on Tuesday, February 2. An inmate...
More Attacks on Staff at Mid-State Correctional Facility
Inmate Injures Two Officers, Nurse in Separate Attacks Marcy, NY – Two officers and a male nurse were injured in two separate attacks at the medium security correctional facility the past two weeks. The first assault occurred on Saturday, January 22. The RN and...
Female Officer Sexually Assaulted by Inmate at Attica Correctional Facility
Attica, NY – A 38 year old inmate, who is serving a 19 year sentence for robbery, grabbed a female officer several times in the groin area and fought with officers who attempted to stop him at the maximum security correctional facility yesterday. Full Press Release
Multiple Officers Injured at Five Points Correctional Facility
Romulus , NY – Eight unruly and violent inmates attacked seven officers and a sergeant in the mess hall of Five Points Correctional Facility sending three officers and the sergeant to local hospitals and injuring three other officers at the maximum security prison...
Officers Injured at Greene Correctional Facility
Coxsackie, NY – Three officers were treated and released at Albany Medical Center after sustaining injuries at the medium security correctional facility when two inmates attacked them near the reception area. Full Press Release
Drugs Seized at Wyoming Correctional Facility
Attica, NY – Two drug seizures at Wyoming Correctional Facility has renewed calls from NYSCOPBA to re-install the Secure Vendor Program to combat contraband from making its way into hands of inmates in facilities statewide. Full Press Release
Multiple Officers Injured at Attica Correctional Facility
Attica , NY – A 36 year old inmate, who was already being housed in a Special Housing Unit for disciplinary measures, set his mattress and other personal items on fire inside his cell and fought with officers who attempted to extract him from the cell and extinguish...
Two Officers Injured at Upstate Correctional Facility
Malone, NY – A 21 year old inmate, already placed in a Special Housing Unit for disciplinary measures, attacked two officers who attempted to frisk him for contraband after an inmate visit at the maximum security correctional facility last week. Full Press Release