ATTICA — A package sent recently to Wyoming Correctional Facility turned out to be anything but canned chicken, according to the union representing corrections officers.
ATTICA — A package sent recently to Wyoming Correctional Facility turned out to be anything but canned chicken, according to the union representing corrections officers.
CAPE VINCENT — Corrections officers at Cape Vincent Correctional Facility recently recovered synthetic marijuana and Suboxone from two packages mailed to inmates at the medium security prison, according to a
Using the closed down Oneida Correctional Facility as a backdrop, officials with the New York State Correctional Officers Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) gathered together to call on Governor Andrew Cuomo to halt his closure of certain prisons across New York State.
NYSCOPBA leadership held the press conference Wednesday to demand Cuomo and The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to put a hold on any future prison closures to avoid a potential powder keg from exploding. Officials are asking for a comprehensive study to be conducted prior to any moves being made in order to address what they call rising violence inside of those prisons.
ATTICA â A fake suicide attempt by an inmate last week resulted in injuries to at least four officers at Attica Correctional Facility.
An officer was delivering meals to inmates on May 5 in the Special Housing Unit, according to the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association. He came upon an inmate who said he was suicidal and had wrapped what was described as âan altered bed sheetâ around his neck.
More officers were alerted and arrived at the cell. The inmate was ordered to remove the sheet from his neck and complied.
He began making threats at staff and stating he wanted to fight them, according to NYSCOPBA.