I wish to start off by saying I appreciate you men and women who get locked inside a prison for the entirety of your work shift. I am talking about New York State Correctional Officers. It seems far too frequent that New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Society (NYSCOPBA) Vice President Bryan Hluska notifies the public about an officer that was attacked. The most recent incident occurred at Marcy Correctional Facility. So what was the cause of the latest attack? According to Hluska the officer sustained injuries when he ordered an inmate to move from a restricted area of the prison. Hluska says the inmate refused the repeated order to leave the restricted area and kept walking in the prohibit walkway. The officer then approached the inmate and began conducting a contraband frisk. Hluska says when the officer told the inmate to put his hands on a nearby van, the inmate elbowed him and a struggle ensued. Pepper spray was dispersed and the inmate was handcuffed and subdued shortly after, according to Hluska.