Inmates briefly stage uprising at Riverview Correctional Facility in Ogdensburg, NY
The Albany Times Union reported that corrections officers had to retreat from inmate dorms at Riverview Correctional Facility ...
NY prison ‘riot’ erupts, all visits canceled at 42 state prisons as union strikes rage
Two inmates were reportedly injured during the troubles, but authorities have taken back control of the facility.
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Inmates take over: What happened at Riverview?
Around midnight Thursday morning, tensions escalated between inmates and corrections officers. Prison staff decided conditions were unsafe and pulled staff back into a visitors ar ...
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Staff not hurt at Riverview prison emergency
NEWS has confirmed a heavy emergency response has been called in to Riverview Correctional Facility near Ogdensburg due to an ...
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Unrest in Ogdensburg, Malone prisons as officers and advocates trade blame
Riverview and Bare Hill prisons experienced unrest Wednesday night and Thursday morning as corrections officers continue to ...
Inmate uprising at Riverview as NY prison strikes enter 4th day
Correction officers retreated from inmate dorms at Riverview Correctional Facility in St. Lawrence County early Thursday ...
Gray urges Hochul to suspend HALT Act for 30 days
Following an inmate uprising at Riverview Correctional Facility Thursday, Assemblyman Scott Gray, R-Watertown, has called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to suspend the HALT Act for a month in an effort to ...
Prison strikes, protests continue across New York: What corrections officers say needs to change
Corrections officers are protesting — and in some areas, holding unsanctioned strikes — as current and former COs seek to bring attention to what they say are unfair working conditions and restrictive ...