{"id":2402329,"date":"2025-02-13T13:11:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inmates-take-over-part-of-new-york-prison-lockdown-initiated\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:35:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:35:28","slug":"inmates-take-over-part-of-new-york-prison-lockdown-initiated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inmates-take-over-part-of-new-york-prison-lockdown-initiated\/","title":{"rendered":"Inmates Take Over Part of New York Prison &#8211; Lockdown Initiated"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Finmates-take-over-part-of-new-york-prison-lockdown-initiated%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402329&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A lockdown was initiated at the Collins correctional Facility in western New York after inmates barricaded themselves in a dormitory. The incident began around 1 a.m. when a corrections officer discovered inmates with prohibited \u2062items, leading to a confrontation in which one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-even-admits-theres-still-no-evidence-capitol-officer-sicknick-was-killed-by-blunt-force-to-the-head-on-january-6th\/\" title=\"CNN Even Admits There\u2019s Still No Evidence Capitol Officer Sicknick Was Killed by Blunt Force to the Head on January 6th\">officer sustained<\/a> a minor injury. Although no inmates were harmed,\u2064 the\u2064 facility saw the\u2062 involvement of Correctional Emergency Response Teams \u200cto regain control. By the afternoon, the situation was reportedly under control, but inmates remained confined\u200c to their cells. \u200cThe New York State Department of Corrections cited ongoing\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-clarifies-new-guidelines-for-vaccinations-and-quarantines\/\" title=\"CDC Clarifies New Guidelines for Vaccinations and Quarantines\">staffing shortages<\/a> as a significant issue,noting that \u2063assaults\u200c on staff have become increasingly frequent. This incident underscores heightened concerns regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">prison safety amidst resource constraints<\/a> and staffing\u200c challenges within the facility.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A western New York state prison was placed under lockdown Wednesday after inmates barricaded themselves in a prison dorm.<\/p>\n<p>The incident began at about 1 a.m. Wednesday at Collins Correctional Facility when a corrections officer discovered inmates using banned items, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/article\/news\/local\/collins-correctional-facility-in-lockdown-crime-prison-wny\/71-51d4d46b-3027-4efb-8282-24bbd82e226c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WGRZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/soft-crime-blue-state-felon-compassionate-release-going-straight-back-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incident<\/a> resulted in a scuffle. Two cell phones were found. One officer suffered a minor injury but returned to duty. No prisoners were injured, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wivb.com\/news\/crime\/collins-correctional-facility-on-lockdown-due-to-unknown-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WIVB-TV<\/a>, which said inmates in three dorms barricaded themselves inside during the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said the prison was under control as of 5 p.m. Wednesday,<\/p>\n<p>During a lockdown, inmates are largely confined to their cells. There is no indication of when the lockdown will be lifted.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The incident resulted in Correctional Emergency Response Teams&nbsp;and members of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision&rsquo;s Office of Special Investigations being sent to the facility, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/capitol\/article\/ny-prison-locked-inmates-take-dorms-20163099.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times-Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The CERT teams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hollywood-actor-sentenced-year-prison-jan-6-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regained control<\/a> of the dorms before the lockdown began.<\/p>\n<p>DOCCS said in a statement that after the initial incident, prisoners became &ldquo;agitated and attempted to check on the incarcerated individual in possession of the phones, who was not injured. &hellip; Later that morning, as a result of various potential threats, staff exited three dorms without incident. There were no hostages taken in any of the three dorms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The incident at <a href=\"https:\/\/doccs.ny.gov\/location\/collins-correctional-facility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collins<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-soldier-escapes-prison-officials-say-he-used-bedsheets-to-get-out-undetected\/\" title=\"Former soldier escapes ... using bedsheets, officials confirm.\">medium-security facility<\/a> for men, comes against a contentious backdrop of concerns over staffing.<\/p>\n<p>Corrections Commissioner Daniel F. Martuscello III has said that due to staffing shortages, full staffing is now regarded as 70 percent of former levels.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">State Prisons In New York<br \/> &#128163;&#128163;A TIMEBOMB&#128163;&#128163;<br \/> The Collins Correctional Facility is on lockdown after prisoners took over 3 buildings.<br \/> &#129519;Annual cost for one prisoner- $500,000<br \/> &#129519;Prisoners over 50 years old. Doubled since 2008.<br \/> &#129519;NY has a bill to give prisoners $2500 after release&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; D. O. (@D2O2D2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/D2O2D2\/status\/1889932832820371881?\">February 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kenny Gold, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-times-teachers-unions-moved-the-goalposts-on-returning-to-in-person-instruction\/\" title=\"5 Times Teachers\u2019 Unions Moved The Goalposts On Returning To In-Person Instruction\">regional vice president<\/a> of the New York Correctional Officers &amp; Police Benevolent Association, said that policy has been a disaster.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Collins has been so short-staffed and screaming for help, and [managers] were taking their regular scheduled days off away for a while now,&rdquo; Gold said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re mandating people on triple shifts all the time because they don&rsquo;t have enough staffing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The actions that we see like what happened and what has transpired today is strictly only because they know there&rsquo;s no penalty and the politicians making the changes they&rsquo;re making the changes to better the convicts, not to make it safer for the staff that work in there every day,&rdquo; Gold added, according to WGRZ.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Summers, president of the union, told the Times-Union in August that closing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pam-bondi-blindsides-new-yorks-kathy-hochul-letitia-james-federal-charges-new-doj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prisons<\/a> to save money has taken precedence &ldquo;over the safety of staff and the overall protection of the communities in which these facilities reside.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He said then that 1,600 corrections officers had left in the past year while the inmate population statewide rose by 2,100.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Assaults on staff are occurring at historic levels,&rdquo; the union said in a release last summer.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The situation started around 1 a.m. at Collins Correctional Facility when a corrections officer found inmates with prohibited items, leading to a confrontation. Two cell phones were recovered, and while one officer sustained minor injuries, they returned to duty without any reported injuries among the inmates. The New York State Department of Corrections confirmed that by 5 p.m., the situation was under control. During the lockdown, inmates are mostly confined to their cells, and it remains unclear when restrictions will be lifted.<\/p>\n<p>The incident prompted the deployment of Correctional Emergency Response Teams and members from the Office of Special Investigations to regain control before implementing the lockdown. According to DOCCS, following the initial disturbance, prisoners became restless as they sought information about an inmate who had possession of phones but was unharmed. Staff managed to exit three dorms safely without any hostages being taken.<\/p>\n<p>This event at Collins\u2014a medium-security facility for men\u2014occurs amid ongoing concerns regarding staffing shortages within state prisons; Corrections Commissioner Daniel F. Martuscello III noted that current staffing levels are only about 70% of what they used to be.<\/p>\n<p>Kenny Gold from the New York Correctional Officers &amp; Police Benevolent Association criticized policies that have led to severe understaffing at Collins and emphasized that management has been overworking staff due to these shortages. He expressed concern that recent political changes prioritize inmate welfare over staff safety.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Summers, union president, previously stated that budget cuts leading to prison closures have compromised both staff safety and community security as assaults on correctional officers reach unprecedented levels amidst rising inmate populations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2402330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prison-lockdown.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5390,6290,50342],"class_list":["post-2402329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-inmates","tag-lockdown","tag-new-york-prison"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Prison-lockdown.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402329"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402333,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402329\/revisions\/2402333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}