Multiple makeshift weapons were discovered by Correctional Officers following a series of inmate on inmate fights that broke out Sunday afternoon at Mohawk Correctional Facility.
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has responded to concerns from union members over COVID-19 in the prison system.
Concerns over the spread of COVID-19 in the New York State Prison System continue to rise. The President of the New York State Correctional Officers Police Benevolent Association has tested positive for COVID-19.
Oscar winning movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted of sexual assault and recently tested positive for COVID-19, stopped at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Marcy, NY for a short period last week, according to corrections union officials.
There is a growing fear among local Correctional Officers that a lack of attention and preparedness in the New York State Prison System could result in an increased spread of COVID-19.
Synthetic marijuana, also known as K2, was found in a hand soap dispenser in the women’s bathroom inside the visitor’s room at the Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome.