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Several Correctional Officers were injured as a result of an attack by an inmate at Mohawk Correctional Facility.

A female corrections officer at Mid-State Prison in Marcy sustained serious injuries following a violent attack by an inmate.

Instances of violence against Correctional Officers in New York State prisons are unfortunately becoming routine. Nine officers were injured in four separate incidents at the Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy.

Despite the best efforts of New York State Correctional Officers, drug use and drug smuggling in Empire State prisons continue to be a huge concern.

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.

NYSCOPBA leadership held a 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

Officials with NYSCOPBA say a Correctional Officer was exposed to the drugs while investigating a suspicious letter that was sent to an inmate.

One thing that remains the same during the course of the COVID-19 Pandemic is the amount of drugs being smuggled into New York State Prisons.

Just because the prisons are riddled with COVID-19 cases doesn't mean the usual difficulties for Correctional Officers cease.

A New York State Correctional Officer was told to remove his "Keep America Great Trump 2020" banner from his truck while parked in an employee parking lot.

While visitation to nursing homes and some hospitals is still suspended, New York State is allowing inmate visitation at its prisons.

NYSCOPBA representative Bryan Hluska says over the past two months several packages were received in the mail containing synthetic marijuana and Suboxone.