ATTICA â A fake suicide attempt by an inmate last week resulted in injuries to at least four officers at Attica Correctional Facility.
An officer was delivering meals to inmates on May 5 in the Special Housing Unit, according to the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association. He came upon an inmate who said he was suicidal and had wrapped what was described as âan altered bed sheetâ around his neck.
More officers were alerted and arrived at the cell. The inmate was ordered to remove the sheet from his neck and complied.
He began making threats at staff and stating he wanted to fight them, according to NYSCOPBA.
ATTICA â Six officers were treated for injuries last month after an inmate attack at Attica Correctional Facility, according to the state corrections officers union.
The incident happened April 20 when two officers were about to conduct a âcell frisk,â said New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association officials in a news release.
The officers ordered an inmate to exit the cell, according to NYSCOPBA. As the door was opened, the inmate jumped up from his bed and ran to the back of the cell, allegedly trying to flush an object down the toilet.
The two officers entered the cell and confronted the inmate, who allegedly struck one officer in the side of the face. The officers called for help and began to struggle with him.