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Violence continues within New York prisons as union officials have released their report on the latest incident.

The Vice President of NYSCOPBA, the union representing many of Upstate New York's correctional officers, is blasting state representatives following injuries to several COs after two separate incidents upstate this week.

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

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.

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

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.

Multiple State Correctional Officers are recovering from injuries sustained in two separate attacks at the Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy.

A Correction Officer at the Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy was knocked unconscious after he was attacked by an inmate inside a holding cell.

A Midstate Correctional Facility Corrections Officer is facing felony charges after allegedly attempting to bring narcotics into the prison.