by Stephanie Flanagan | Dec 3, 2024 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Both Assaults Committed by Same Inmate, Four Officers Need Treatment at Local Hospitals Alden, NY – An inmate, serving at 10-year sentence for Attempted Robbery, attacked and injured staff in separate attacks that occurred 10 days apart, sending four officers to local...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Dec 2, 2024 | Central Region, News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations
Drugs, Weapons Recovered by Staff, Two Officers Injured Rome, NY – Five inmate on inmate fights occurred in a 12 day period that resulted in several inmates sustaining injuries, including one who was cut several times with a weapon at the medium security correctional...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Nov 27, 2024 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Sergeant, Five Officers Taken to Local Hospital with Smoke Inhalation, Blood Exposure Romulus, NY – A sergeant and five officers sustained smoke inhalation and blood exposure after an inmate intentionally set fire to his cell in the Residential Rehabilitation Unit...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Nov 22, 2024 | Central Region, News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations
Onslaught of Fights, Inmate Overdoses, and Staff Injured Gouverneur, NY – After setting the single year record for inmate on inmate and inmate on staff assaults in statewide correctional facilities at the end of October, the assaults, drugs and weapons continue well...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Nov 22, 2024 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Multiple Staff Assaults Continue at Prison Romulus, NY – Eight officers were injured at the maximum-security correctional facility during four separate attacks by inmates. The latest attacks continue the alarming trend of assaults on staff at Five Points and other...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Nov 22, 2024 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Western Region
Incident Occurred in Emergency Room at Local Hospital For Immediate Release November 21, 2024 Elmira, NY – An inmate, serving his second stint in prison in five years, attempted to grab an officer’s gun inside the emergency room at a local hospital injuring a sergeant...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Nov 19, 2024 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Southern Region
Victim Sustains Broken Foot in Attack Ossining, NY –An officer sustained a broken foot and other injuries after an inmate attacked him in the stairwell of the maximum-security correctional facility last Monday. At approximately 10:38 a.m., inmates were returning from...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Nov 5, 2024 | Central Region, News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations
Drugs, Weapons Recovered by Staff, Visitor Arrested Rome, NY – As record violence continues in state correctional facilities, Mohawk Correctional Facility continues to be plagued with inmate on inmate violence, cuttings and drugs at the medium security prison. Towards...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Nov 5, 2024 | Central Region, News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations
Incidents Occurred in a One Month Period as Single Year Record for Assaults is Broken Gouverneur, NY – Assaults on staff and inmate on inmate assaults statewide set a single year record by the end of October, breaking last year’s record with two months left in the...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Nov 1, 2024 | News from the Field, Press Release Home, Public Relations, Southern Region
Attack Occurred after Morning Meal Ossining , NY –An officer received 13 sutures after an inmate armed with two ceramic blades slashed and cut him during an attack that occurred after the morning meal at the maximum security correctional facility Wednesday. FULL...
