Four correction officers were injured during an inmate assault earlier this month at Five Points Correctional Facility in Seneca County, according to the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association.
The incident happened on May 6 during the morning meal at the maximum-security prison in Romulus.
NYSCOPBA officials said an officer ordered a 27-year-old inmate to submit to a pat frisk for contraband outside the mess hall. As the officer approached, the inmate allegedly turned and punched the officer in the head.
A second officer responding to the scene was reportedly struck multiple times in the face. With assistance from a third officer, the staff was eventually able to force the inmate to the ground and place him in handcuffs after what officials described as a brief struggle.
Union officials said the inmate continued resisting and kicking at officers even after additional staff arrived. The inmate was later escorted to the Special Housing Unit.
The four officers sustained injuries to the eye, face, arm, jaw, shoulder, and wrist. All were treated by facility medical staff, while one officer was transported to Geneva General Hospital for treatment of shoulder and wrist injuries.
According to NYSCOPBA, the inmate is serving an eight-year sentence following a 2025 conviction in Richmond County for attempted first-degree robbery. The inmate had also previously been sentenced in Queens County in 2022 on weapon possession charges.
The union also referenced a separate April 28 incident at Five Points in which another officer was hospitalized following a cell extraction involving a different inmate who allegedly refused orders and became combative.
In a statement, Western Region Vice President Kenny Gold said correction officers continue to face dangerous conditions inside state prisons and called for changes to inmate disciplinary policies.
