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Charges Dropped Against Former NYSCOPBA Member and New York State Employee
Oneida County Grand Jury Refuses To Indict Defendant Marcy, NY – A former NYSCOPBA member and New York State Office of Mental Health Employee, who was charged with three felonies by the State Inspector General’s Office last May, was cleared of her charges after the...
Dog Attacks Female Inmate at Albion Correctional Facility
New Program Introduced For Shelter Dogs Albion , NY – A breed of pit bull terrier attacked another dog and a female inmate at the medium security correctional facility leaving the inmate with a laceration to her hand and a correction officer exposed to blood. Full...
Officer Injured in Inmate Assault at Riverview Correctional Facility
Inmate Head Butts Officer During Frisk Ogdensburg , NY – An inmate serving a three year sentence at Riverview Correctional Facility injured an officer when he head-butted him when the officer went to frisk him. Full Press Release
Creedmoor Safety Department Recognized by OMH
Albany, NY – The Safety Department at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center was recognized by the New York State Office of Mental Health as “Department of the Year” by the Deputy Director of Administrative Services. Press Release
Safety Officer Injured By Parolee
Officer Sustains Injured Knee and Chest Bohemia, NY – A Institutional Safety Officer was injured when a parolee ran out of a parole office and fought with the officer and a parole officer when they attempted to get him in handcuffs. Full Release
Collins Correctional officers calling for changes after overdoses
Collins Correctional officers calling for changes after overdoses COLLINS, N.Y. -- NYSCOPBA Western Region Vice President Joe Miano has been a correctional officer for more than 30 years. He says he's never seen anything like what happened at Collins Correctional...
NYSCOPBA Partners With Vested Interest in K9s
NYS Department of Corrections & Community Supervision K9’s Ryder, Rocky, Rodger, & BoBo to Get Body Armor Albany, NY – New York State Department of Corrections & Community Supervision K9’s Ryder, Rocky, Rodger, & BoBo will receive bullet and stab...
Visitor Arrested With Contraband at Clinton CF
K-9 Dog Hits on Woman With Drugs Dannemora, NY – A downstate woman was arrested by the New York State Police for having drugs in her waistband in the visitors’ room of the maximum security prison. Press Release
Three Officers Injured at Willard Drug Treatment Campus
Inmate Elbows, Fights With Officers Willard, NY - Three officers sustained injuries at the Willard Drug Treatment Campus while trying to restrain an irate and unruly inmate on Wednesday, July 12, at 8:05 A.M. Press Release
Two Large Inmate Fights Occur at Elmira Correctional Facility
Make Shift Weapons Recovered in the Investigation Elmira, NY - Two inmate fights occurred within days of each other that involved make-shift weapons and each needed pepper spray deployed to quell the fights. Press Release
Inmates Involved in Fight Outside Mess Hall
Officers Recover Two Makeshift Weapons Used in Fight Dannemora, NY - Three inmates at Clinton Correctional Facility sustained head and facial lacerations apparently from sharpened toothbrushes after being involved in a two on two fight last Tuesday afternoon at the...
Orleans Golf Tournament Raises Over $10,000 for American Heart Association
Darien, NY – The Fifth Annual Orleans Golf Tournament was held on Monday, July 17, at Chestnut Hill Country Club to benefit the American Heart Association as well as honor the memory of an officer from Orleans Correctional Facility who passed away in November. ...
NYSCOPBA Donates $13,000 to Ronald McDonald House
Money Raised Through North Region Golf Tournament The 10th Annual Northern Region Golf Tournament raised $13,000 for the Ronald McDonald House located in Albany in a charity golf tournament held at Cronin’s Golf Course in Warrensburg at the end of May. The two day...
Tedisco Brings Senate Corrections Chair Gallivan to Tour Hale Creek
State Senators meet with corrections officers and view conditions at medium security state prison in Johnstown. Press release
Officer Sustains Concussion During Inmate Attack
Assault Occurs at Erie County Medical Center Attica, NY - A corrections officer sustained a concussion when an inmate, who was being treated at Erie County Medical Center, got out of his restraints, grabbed a wall monitor in the hospital room and struck the officer...
Officer Sustains Fractured Jaw During Inmate Attack
Multiple Officers Hurt in Assault at Auburn Correctional Facility Auburn, NY - A 28 year old inmate punched an officer in the face, temporarily knocking him unconscious and fracturing the left side of his jaw during an assault at Auburn Correctional Facility last...
NYSCOPBA Donates $15,000 To Reward Fund In Georgia Correction Officer Murders
Fund Reaches $130,000 for the Capture of Escape Convicts Albany , NY - NYSCOPBA, which represents 20,000 active correction officers and sergeants employed in the New York State Department of Corrections & Community Supervision (DOCCS), today added $15,000 to the...
Inmate Attacks, Injures Four Correction Officers
Two officer Sustain Concussion, One Hospitalized After Attack Stormville, NY - A 33 year old inmate violently attacked and injured four officers at Green Haven Correctional Facility last week leaving one officer hospitalized at Vassar Hospital. Press Release
Officers Injured at Orleans & Wende Correctional Facilities
Illegal Drugs Suspected in Three of the Attacks Albion, NY - Eight correction officers were injured in four separate incidents at Orleans and Wende Correctional Facilities in which at least three appear connected to inmates using illegal drugs. Press Release
NYSCOPBA Members Hold Rally at State Capitol
Members Demand More Staffing and Resources As Assaults on Staff Continue to Rise Albany, NY - Over 400 NYSCOPBA members held a rally in West Capitol Park this afternoon in a display of strength and unity and to demand respect from the Governor’s Office...
Upstate Restaurant to Honor Correction Officers
Day of Recognition is in Association with The Border Radio Station’s “Thoughtful Thursdays” Watertown , NY - CiCi’s Restaurant, in conjunction with Border Radio Station’s “Thoughtful Thursdays”, is recognizing state Correction Officers today at two locations in...
Officers Injured at Fishkill and Green Haven Correctional Facilities
Two Inmates Assault Officers in Separate Attacks Stormville, NY - Four officers were treated at local hospitals for injuries sustained in two separate attacks at Fishkill and Green Haven Correctional Facilities last week. Press Release
Two Downstate Women Arrested at Visitor’s Process Building
Visitors Arrested Attempting to Bring Drugs Into Prison Dansville , NY - Two downstate women were arrested at the visitor’s process building that serves both Livingston and Groveland Correctional Facilities attempting to bring drugs into the prisons during separate...
Three Officers Injured During Attack at Orleans CF
Inmate Head-butts Officer After Incident In Visit Room Albion , NY - Three officers were injured after an inmate head-butted an officer following an incident in the visitors room at the medium correctional facility. Press Release
Palmesano, Finch and Giglio Decry Violence Against Correction Officers
The legislators call for needed state funding to make prisons safer for officers, inmates: Assembly Republicans serving on the New York State Assembly Committee on Corrections are frustrated and angered by a continued spree of assaults on correction officers,...
Unprovoked Assault on CO leaves him Hospitalized
At Downstate Correctional Facility, Inmate Brutally Attacks Officer Leaving Multiple Facial Contusions: Dutchess County, New York – On Sunday, March 26th, an inmate confined at Downstate Correctional Facility, serving a 20 years to life sentence for manslaughter,...
Four New Attacks on Correction Officers Show Grave Danger They Face
Violent Attacks At Correctional Facilities At Five Points, Attica, And Clinton Leave A Trail Of Injured Officers New York – Four separate attacks against Correction Officers occurred this week, leaving one officer severely injured and in the hospital. These four new...
Two Officers Injured at Willard Drug Treatment Campus
Disruptive Inmate Attacks Officer While Being Counseled Willard , NY - Two correction officers were injured at the Willard Drug Treatment Campus when an inmate, who was being counseled by one of the officers, punched the officer twice in the head and kicked...
Three Officers Injured at Hudson Correctional Facility
Officer Breaks Ankle After Being Attacked by 17 Year Old Inmate Hudson , NY - Three officers assigned to Hudson Correctional Facility were injured Tuesday afternoon when a 17 year old inmate refused to comply with orders given to him by an officer and attacked the...
NYSCOPBA Responds to Governor Cuomo’s Inaccurate Statement
NYSCOPBA Responds to Governor Cuomo’s Inaccurate Statement Press Release on “Raise The Age” Falsely Implies Prison Staff Abuse Albany , NY - “Corrections officers face some of the most dangerous work conditions imaginable while working every day to keep our...