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Inmate Mess Hall Fight Occurs at Elmira Correctional Facility
Officers Injured, Make-Shaft Weapons Recovered Elmira, NY – A half dozen inmates were involved in a fight at Elmira Correctional Facility that left several officers with injuries and make-shift weapons recovered at maximum security facility last week. The mess hall...
Drugs, Weapons Seized at Marcy, Mid-State Correctional Facilities
Union Calls on DOCCS to Install Secure Vendor Program Marcy, NY – The on-going battle to stop drugs from getting into the hands of inmates continues at Marcy and Mid-State prisons where the lack of a Secure Vendor Program is allowing dangerous drugs to get to inmates....
Officer Awarded Valor Award by NYSCOPBA
Dannemora, NY - Correction Officer Steve Jaquish was recently presented with the Valor Award by the New York State Correctional Officer & Police Benevolent Association for his actions in August 2020, where he saved another man from what could’ve been a serious,...
Officer Injured at Fishkill Correctional Facility
Beacon, NY – One officer needed treatment at a local urgent care after an inmate suddenly attacked and punched him multiple times in the face at the medium security prison on Sunday. Full Press Release
Officer Injured in Attack at Mid-State Correctional Facility
Two Officers Also Injured Attempting to Get Medical Help for Inmate Marcy, NY – An officer sustained injuries at the medium security prison after an inmate attacked him after refusing orders to leave a restricted area of the prison. On Wednesday, May 26, an officer...
Multiple Officers Injured by Inmates at Elmira Correctional Facility
One Officer Sustains Ruptured Ear Drum in Attack Elmira, NY – Five officers needed medical treatment at a local hospital after two inmates violently attacked them at the maximum security prison in separate assaults last week. On Friday, June 4, an inmate in one of the...
Inmate Throws Urine, Feces on Officer at Elmira Correctional Facility
Elmira , NY – In the Southern Tier at Elmira Correctional Facility, an officer had urine and feces thrown at him by an inmate who was in a cell in a Special Housing Unit at the maximum security prison. Full Press Release
Contraband Seized at Attica Correctional Facility
Cellphones, Marijuana Found Inside Vegetable Cans Mailed to Inmate Attica, NY – Staff made a startling discovery inside canned vegetables mailed to an inmate at the maximum security prison, two cell phones with phone charges packed inside the cans along with over...
Large Inmate Fight in Recreation Yard Occurs at Great Meadow Correctional Facility
Comstock, NY – Staff needed to deploy chemical agents into the recreation yard after two inmates began fighting and it erupted into a 20 man fight at the maximum security prison last weekend. Full Press Release
Drugs Continue to Plague Cape Vincent Correctional Facility
Synthetic Marijuana, Suboxone Recovered from Inmate Packages Cape Vincent, NY – As NYSCOPBA officials continue to advocate for the Secure Vendor Program to help stop drugs from making their way into state prisons, officers recovered synthetic marijuana and Suboxone...
Multiple Officers Injured by Inmates at Elmira Correctional Facility
Assaults on Staff Continue to Plague Prison Elmira, NY – Six officers needed medical treatment at a local hospital after an inmate violently attacked them at the maximum security prison last month. It was one of four attacks on staff that occurred in the month of May...
Two Officers Hospitalized After Possible Biological Exposure at Groveland Correctional Facility
Livingston County HAZMAT Team Responds to Prison Sonyea, NY – Two officers were hospitalized overnight on Monday after they developed numbness, palpitations and difficulty breathing at the medium security prison. The officers had just delivered mail in one of the...
Inmates Injured in Recreation Yard Fight at Wende Correctional Facility
Alden , NY – Several inmates were injured in the recreation yard after three fights broke out among inmates causing staff to deploy chemical agents to control the three dozen plus inmates who were in the yard at the time of the incident. Full Press Release
Sergeant, Officer Injured at Five Points Correctional Facility
Romulus, NY – A sergeant and officer sustained minor injuries after an inmate assaulted them after being counseled in the gymnasium at the maximum security prison. Full Press Release
Officers Attacked and Injured by Inmates at Elmira Correctional Facility
Elmira, NY – Several officers of Elmira Correctional Facility sustained injuries during two separate attacks last week at the maximum security prison. Two attacks as well occurred at Five Points Correctional Facility and a make-shift weapon was recovered after an...
VP of Western Region Commends District Attorney for Prosecuting Case
Auburn, NY – Mark Deburgomaster, the Vice President of the Western Region of NYSCOPBA, which includes Auburn Correctional Facility, praised Jon Budelmann, Cayuga County District Attorney, for prosecuting and securing convictions of two inmates that were instrumental...
NYSCOPBA Officials Call on Governor Cuomo, DOCCS to Halt Future Prison Closures
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...
Union Officials Once Again Demand Secure Vendor Program
Gouverneur , NY – Drugs were once again seized in inmate packages at the medium security prison prompting NYSCOPBA to once again call on DOCCS to re-install the Secure Vendor Program to help stem the flow of drugs getting into prisons throughout the state. Full Press...
Make-Shift Weapon Recovered From Inmate During Altercation with Officer
Coxsackie, NY – Several officers were injured at Greene Correctional Facility during two skirmishes at the medium security prison, continuing the alarming trend of assaults on staff. Full Press Release
Five Officers Sustain Smoke Related Injuries Extinguishing Fire
Stormville, NY – Five officers sustained smoke inhalation, including one officer who needed to be airlifted to The Burn Center at Westchester Medical Center, after a fire was intentionally set inside a cell at Green Haven Correctional Facility, using state-issued hand...
Officers Attacked, Weapons and Drugs Seized at Auburn Correctional Facility
Auburn, NY – Several officers were injured in three separate inmates attacks and make-shift weapons and drugs were seized in April at the maximum security prison. Full Press Release
Inmate Faking Suicide Attempt Attacks Officers
Attica , NY – Four officers went to an outside hospital for injuries sustained when an inmate attacked them after luring them into his cell with a fake suicide attempt at the maximum security prison. Full Press Release
Two Staff at Marcy Correctional Overcome by Drug Exposure
Marcy, NY – In the on-going battle to stop drugs from getting into the hands of inmates, two staff members at Marcy were overcome by the deadly drug Fentanyl and needed to be transported to an outside hospital for treatment. One staff member, a civilian, needed to...
Officers Attacked, Injured at Attica Correctional Facility
Attica , NY – Three officers were treated at an outside hospital after sustaining injuries in an inmate attack at the maximum security facility last month. Full Press Release
NYSCOPBA Officials Announce Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Over HALT Legislation
Albany, NY – Today, NYSCOPBA Union Officials formally announced a Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Albany seeking to repeal the recent HALT legislation that was passed by the State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Cuomo on March...
Large Inmate Fight at Wende Correctional Facility
Alden, NY – A two man inmate fight in the recreation yard escalated into a large fight among three dozen inmates when one of the inmates began stabbing another with a make-shift weapon at the maximum security prison. Full Press Release.
Multiple Officers Injured During Inmate Fight at Coxsackie Correctional Facility
Coxsackie, NY – Eight officers were injured at Coxsackie Correctional Facility last week when two inmates began fighting and refused multiple orders from staff to stop. Full Press Release.
NYSCOPBA Officials Call for Immediate Changes to Protect Staff
NEWBURGH, NY – Today, members of NYSCOPBA’s Executive Board called on elected officials to immediately address the rising violence against staff in the state prison system during a press conference held at the Mid-Hudson Regional Headquarters in Newburgh. Full Press...
Sergeant Overcome by Drugs Mailed to Inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility
Marcy, NY – A sergeant who was investigating a suspicious letter sent to an inmate needed to be administered Narcan by medical staff at the prison and was brought to an outside hospital for treatment of exposure to Heroin and the deadly drug Fentanyl. Full Press...
Large Inmate Fight in Recreation Yard at Five Points Correctional Facility
Romulus, NY – Three officers were injured attempting to quell a large inmate fight in the recreation yard of the maximum security prison. Full Press Release.