NYSCOPBA | New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc.

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

by Stephanie Flanagan | Dec 16, 2024 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Southern Region

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

by Stephanie Flanagan | Dec 14, 2024 | Legislative, Member Home, News from the Field, President, Press Release Home, Public Relations

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

by Stephanie Flanagan | Dec 12, 2024 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region

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...