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Collins Correctional Facility

Albany, NY
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National Guard Soldier Caught Smuggling Drugs, Phones Into NY Prison, Police Say National Guard Soldier Caught Smuggling Drugs, Phones Into NY Prison, Police Say
National Guard Soldier Caught Smuggling Drugs, Phones Into NY Prison, Police Say A New York Army National Guard member is facing felony charges after being caught smuggling marijuana and cell phones into a state prison, police said. Troopers responded to Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County on Friday, Aug. 1, after the state prison system’s Office of Special Investigations (OSI) requested assistance, according to New York State Police. Savian Maxwell, 30, of Brooklyn, was taken into custody after a DOCCS K9 detected contraband on both himself and his vehicle during a security check, police said. Investigators recovered approximately 176 grams of marijuana and f…

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by Michael Mashburn
Albany, NY
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Solar Eclipse: NY Prisons Will Be Locked Down During Celestial Spectacle Solar Eclipse: NY Prisons Will Be Locked Down During Celestial Spectacle
Solar Eclipse: NY Prisons Will Be Locked Down During Celestial Spectacle Among those eagerly anticipating next week’s total solar eclipse are New York’s prison inmates, but not all of them will catch the celestial spectacle. Twenty-three state prisons fall directly within the “path of totality,” meaning they will experience up to three and a half minutes of total darkness during the “Great Northern American Eclipse” on Monday afternoon, April 8. Out of precaution, all 23 of those correctional facilities will be locked down and operate on a holiday schedule, Thomas Mailey, a spokesperson for the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) told Dai…

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by Michael Mashburn