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NYSCOPBA Donates to Ogtoberfest
The Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce was pleased to accept a donation of $1500 to our annual Ogtoberfest from the New York State Correction Officers Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA). Pictured, from left to right are: Don Dietschweiler, Jr. NYSCOPBA Union...
NYSCOPBA Sponsors Oktoberfest 5K
NYSCOPBA is proud to sponsor the Oktoberfest 5K to be held on October 1st, 2016 and kick off Wolff Biergarten’s Oktoberfest Block Party. As a sponsor, all NYSCOPBA members receive a $5 discount on registration. Each runner receives a commemorative beer stein, free...
New York State Correction Officers Union Endorses D. Billy Jones for 115th Assembly District
Albany , NY – The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) is pleased to announce the endorsement of D. Billy Jones, a NYSCOPBA member running in the North Country’s 115th Assembly District. read more...
Escape Attempt Thwarted at Central New York Psychiatric Center
Officer Cut at Mid-State Correctional Facility
Orleans Correctional Officers Golf Tournament Raises Over $10,000 for American Cancer Society
Albion , NY – The Fourth Annual Orleans Golf Tournament was held on Monday, July 18, at Chestnut Hill Country Club to benefit the American Cancer Society and the Cancer Services of Orleans & Genesee Counties. Read more...
Four Correctional Officers Injured in Assault at Wende Correctional Facility
Sergeant Injured at Groveland Correctional Facility
Officers injured at Orleans Correctional Facility
Officer Injured in Attack at Collins Correctional Facility
Drug Overdoses and Second Assault Also Occur at Prison Collins, NY – A correction officer sustained facial injuries after an inmate put bars of soap in a sock, charged the officer, and struck him with the sock and fists to the head. Full Release
Four Correction Officers Injured in Assault at Livingston Correctional Facility
Livingston, NY – Three correction officers and one sergeant were injured on July 6 at Livingston Correctional Facility after they were attacked by an inmate that was being escorted to a Special Housing Unit. Full Release
Officer Assaulted at Auburn Correctional Facility
A veteran corrections officer sustained a laceration to his face and was bitten by an inmate who was being escorted to recreation at the maximum security correctional facility.
Corrections Officers Respond to Inspector General Report on Clinton Escape
President Powers – DOCCS Memorial Service & Medals Ceremony
Officer Injured During Assault at Wende Correctional Facility
NYSCOPBA Issues Statement on Bombing Arrest
NYSCOPBA Issues Statement On Clinton Report
Correction Officer severely injured
Radio 1033 The Edge: New York’s Drug-Infested Prisons
WGRZ’s Steve Brown joins Radio 1033 The Edge on his in-depth piece on New York’s Drug-Infested Prisons. Listen Here
New York’s Drug-Infested Prisons
DRUG DISCOVERIES IN NEW YORK'S PRISONS HAVE EXPLODED, AND WITH IT THERE ARE INCREASES IN ASSAULTS ON STAFF, INMATE OVERDOSES AND ADDICTION AMONG EX-INMATES. Read more here - WGRZ
NYSCOPBA pushing for more staffing in state prisons
Jim Ambrose doesn’t remember much from November 3, 2011. “He got his hands around my neck and he chocked me until I passed out,” he recalled. Ambrose was working as a Corrections Officer at Orleans Correctional when a 17-year-old inmate assaulted him. Read more here -...
Officer Attacked at Green Haven Correctional Facility
Officer Attacked at Green Haven Correctional Facility
Sustains Broken Nose and Concussion
An officer was attacked last Thursday morning by an inmate serving a life sentence for murder at the maximum security prison.
Officers Attacked at Clinton Correctional Facility
Two Inmates Assault Officers in Mess Hall, Makeshift Weapon Found During Search Dannemora, NY –Two officers received minor injuries after they were assaulted in separate attacks in the mess hall at Clinton Correctional Facility. Read more here
Officer Assaulted at Marcy Correctional Facility
Officer Assaulted at Marcy Correctional Facility Inmate Attacks Officer During Search of His Living Quarters, Make Shift Weapons Found Marcy, NY –A 19 year old inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility, a medium security prison, assaulted a corrections...
NYSCOPBA Calls on Members to Boycott Watertown Daily Times
NYSCOPBA Calls on Members to Boycott Watertown Daily Times Another Biased Report of Prisoner Abuse Leads to Call for Boycott Albany , NY –The President of the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association is calling on union...
NYSCOPBA Issues Statement on Correction Officer’s Acquittal
Patient Violently Attacked Staff Member at Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center
Two Officers Sustain Fractures During Assault at Clinton CF
President Powers Addresses Rise In Violence In Prisons
The following statement can be attributed to Michael B. Powers, President of the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association: “At a time when violence in our prisons – from assaults on staff, inmate on inmate assaults and...
Live Ammunition Found Inside Gowanda Correctional Facility
Prison Not Locked Down During Limited Search Gowanda , NY – Two live ammunition rounds were found on walkways inside of the medium security correctional facility on Friday, March 25, 2016. Read the full press release Member Login [php...