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| Union: Attacks on prison guards on the rise |
| By steubencourier.com- Jeffery Smith |
| Published: 10/29/2014 |
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Inmate assaults on correction officers in New York State are at an all-time high and little is being done to improve the situation, according to a new report by the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association. A press conference was held Tuesday outside the maximum security Elmira Correctional Facility and other facilities throughout the state to report serious assaults against correction officers that went unreported by the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, the union claims. “There needs to be a systematic overhaul of DOCCS philosophy regarding the safety of our membership and all staff working inside the prison system,” said Michael Powers, NYSCOBPA president. “Not enough is being done to protect our membership or hold the inmates accountable when they attack the men and women who are maintaining order.” Read More. |
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