Union warns of problems after inmate uprising at Erie County Correctional Facility
Head of union representing staff at Erie County Correctional Facility says incident represents a boiling point of many other issues. Author: Dave McKinley Updated: 8:38 PM EDT May 18, 2021
ALDEN, N.Y. The Erie County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a rebellion Monday night at the county’s correctional facility, where inmates took over a cell block and held it for four hours.
The revolt ended peacefully, with no one hurt.
However, the head of the union representing corrections officers tell 2 On Your Side that the incident demonstrates that the facility is understaffed by officers who don’t have what they need to prevent this sort of rebellion and are ill equipped to suppress one when it occurs.