by khebert | Jun 4, 2021 | News from the Field, Public Relations, Western Region
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
by Stephanie Flanagan | Jun 3, 2021 | News from the Field, Public Relations, Western Region
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...
by khebert | Jun 2, 2021 | News from the Field, Northern Region, Public Relations
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
by Stephanie Flanagan | Jun 2, 2021 | Central Region, News from the Field, Public Relations
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...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Jun 2, 2021 | News from the Field, Public Relations, Western Region
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...
by Stephanie Flanagan | May 28, 2021 | News from the Field, Public Relations, Western Region
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...
