Prisoner Attacks on Correctional Officers at Elmira Continue

The violence against correctional officers inside the Elmira Correctional Facility continues.

According to the New York State Correctional Officers Police Benevolent Association, five officers were injured in three incidents during the first two weeks of this year. All five, including one officer who was struck in the head repeatedly with a cell door by an inmate after it was opened, were treated on-site and remained on duty.