inmate assaults

An inmate at the Oneida County Jail attacked officers and was able to get hold of one of their tasers before being disarmed by correctional officers.

Authorities say the fight stemmed from a dispute over a saltshaker.

Officials representing the union outline latest incident amid record year of violence.

The union representing New York prison guards have released information on two recent incidents at Mohawk Correctional Facility, including one that involved an attack on a CO.

In a statement on the attacks, a union officials calls out state lawmakers saying until they 'wake up' guards will continue to have bullseyes on their backs.

A man who was just sentenced earlier this week in the so called Utica barbershop murder is set to face new charges after he allegedly assaulted a corrections officer at the Oneida County Jail.

Three prison guards at Marcy Correctional Facility were injured this month in two separate attacks inside the facility.

A correction officer was treated at a local emergency room this week after she was assaulted by an inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility. The New York State Correctional Officer and Police Benevolent Association says the attack is the latest in a series of inmate-on-staff assaults that have happened since January 1st...