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Officer Violently Attacked By Inmate At Sing Sing In Ossining Officer Violently Attacked By Inmate At Sing Sing In Ossining
Officer Violently Attacked By Inmate At Sing Sing In Ossining An officer suffered serious injuries after an inmate attacked him in a stairwell at a maximum-security prison in Northern Westchester, officials said. The assault occurred on Monday, Nov. 18, just after 10:30 a.m., as inmates were returning to their cells from morning recreation, according to the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA). The incident began when an inmate was seen yelling in the stairwell between two cell blocks. The officer ordered the inmate to return to his cell, but he refused. When the officer approached and repeated the order,…

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by Ben Crnic
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Westchester County Jail Female Officer Hospitalized After Assault By Inmate Westchester County Jail Female Officer Hospitalized After Assault By Inmate
Westchester County Jail Female Officer Hospitalized After Assault By Inmate WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - A female correction officer at the Westchester County Jail was hospitalized after being assaulted by an inmate, according to multiple sources. While working on her assigned post, Westchester Correction Association President Brooke Jones said that a female officer was punched in the mouth by an inmate on Wednesday, Jan. 17, causing her to fall backward and strike her head, sending her to the Westchester Medical Center Emergency Room for treatments to a head wound. The condition of the correction officer was not immediately available on Thursday afternoon. “As corr…

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by Zak Failla