Eight officers were injured at Five Points Correctional Facility in a series of attacks over the last three months.
According to NYSCOPBA, the union representing corrections officers, the first incident happened on September 13 when three officers were injured by an inmate who refused to sit on a bench in a holding cell. When officers entered the cell to put him in a body hold and force him into a corner, he kicked one officer in his groin, thigh, and knee multiple times. Following a brief struggle, the inmate was forced into restraints. Two other officers sustained shoulder and elbow injuries. All three were treated at the facility.
On September 25, an officer making security rounds at the Romulus facility had urine-smelling water thrown at him. They were treated for exposure.
The following day, two officers were injured when an inmate pushed off a wall during a pat frisk. The officers were able to apply handcuffs to the inmate, sustaining knee and elbow injuries in the process.
Two officers were injured on October 18 while escorting an inmate to the frisk room. The inmate lunged at one officer and spat at him. The inmate was forced to the ground but continued to fight with staff until cuffs were applied. Both officers were taken to the infirmary for lower back and knee injuries.
On November 6, an officer was injured after an inmate refused to leave his cell for a contraband search. Officers forced their way into the cell and were able to restrain the inmate. One officer sustained an elbow injury during the altercation.
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