by Stephanie Flanagan | Feb 13, 2018 | Member Home, News from the Field, Public Home, Public Relations
Auburn, NY – Officers at Auburn Correctional Facility discovered heroin and synthetic marijuana in two packages mailed to an inmate last week. Full Press Release
by Stephanie Flanagan | Feb 8, 2018 | News from the Field, Public Relations, Western Region
OC Spray Needed to Quell Several Fights, Makeshift Weapons Found During Searches Elmira, NY – Two cell blocks were temporarily locked down at Elmira Correctional Facility following a series of fights involving inmates. The fights occurred over a five day period last...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Feb 1, 2018 | Member Home, News from the Field, Public Relations
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) today renewed its call for urgent measures to more effectively regulate packages and materials brought into state correctional facilities. Full Release
by Stephanie Flanagan | Jan 31, 2018 | Central Region, News from the Field, Public Relations
K9 and Handler Locate Synthetic Marijuana on Downstate Woman Marcy, NY – A Downstate woman was arrested for drug possession at Mid-State Correctional Facility after a K-9 officer’s dog alerted to drugs in her possession. The woman was visiting a friend who is an...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Jan 24, 2018 | Member Home, News from the Field, Public Home, Public Relations
Officers Find Synthetic Marijuana, Homemade Pills and Screwdriver in Package Albion, NY – On January 19, 2018, a package delivered to Orleans Correctional Facility contained illegal drugs and a screwdriver. Based on information obtained in an investigation,...
by Stephanie Flanagan | Jan 18, 2018 | Member Home, Public Relations
Earlier this month, Spectrum News reported on a pilot program being implemented at some state prisons. The rules would no longer allow families of inmates to send packages of care items into the prisons. Full Article
