Two police lieutenants have been endorsed by the Erie County Republican Committee to run for seats in the state Assembly, committee chairman Michael Kracker announced Saturday.
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.
Loss of microwave sparks inmates refusing lock-in orders at Erie Co. Correctional Facility, union
Almost 40 inmates refused the post dinner lock-in order at the Erie Country Correctional Facility on Monday night, according to the Erie County Sheriff s Office.
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ALDEN, N.Y. (WKBW) â Almost 40 inmates refused the post dinner lock-in order at the Erie Country Correctional Facility in Alden on Monday night, according to the Erie County Sheriff s Office. The union says the situation was brewing for about two weeks when inmates in the housing unit lost use of the microwave.
The stand-off lasted a few hours.