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ATTICA — Drugs were found in three packages at Wyoming Correctional Facility last week, NYS Corrections Officers and Police Benevolent Association officials said.

Fingerlakes1.com Menu Have a tip for the newsroom, press release, local event listing or digital content to share? Send it here. Support our mission by visiting patreon.com/fl1 and becoming a monthly subscriber. A string of violent incidents at one of the region’s prisons has prompted state and union leaders to speak out. It happened at Elmira Correctional Facility, according to NYSCOPBA. There were a number of other violent incidents reported by the organization during the month of May. On Wednesday, May, 13 an officer was escorting an inmate back to his cell after a disciplinary hearing. ...

Elmira, N.Y., June 2—State Senator Tom O’Mara (R-C,I-Big Flats) today said that multiple attacks by inmates on corrections officers at the Elmira Correctional Facility throughout the month of May continue to highlight the need for Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Democratic leaders of the State Legislature to address the rising violence inside state prisons. According to the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc.

ROME — Members of the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday to put future state prison closures on hold. NYSCOPBA held a news conference urging the governor and the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision not to close any more prisons until a study can be commissioned to address violence inside prisons amid a steady decline in the inmate population. NYSCOPBA Western Region Vice President Mark DeBurgomaster discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the union and its members. He noted their m...

13 hrs ago A fatal accident on the state Thruway Thursday afternoon caused traffic to be diverted onto Route 34 in Weedsport. According to a news release from state police, a crash involving a box truck and a tractor trailer occurred at about 12:45 p.m. in the town of Tyre in Seneca County. Police said that one driver had been confirmed to have died. Police were still investigating the crash at 3:15 p.m. The Thruway Authority reported that the accident had blocked both westbound lanes between Weedsport Exit 40 and Waterloo Exit 41, and a traffic alert posted at 2:23 p.m. said that westbound t...