A western New York state prison was placed under lockdown Wednesday after inmates barricaded themselves in a prison dorm. The incident began at about 1 a.m. Wednesday at Collins Correctional Facility when a corrections officer discovered inmates using banned items,

A prison in Western New York is in lockdown after inmates barricaded themselves inside two dormitory areas early Wednesday morning, according to the Albany Times Union.The lockdown took place at Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County,

The death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility has prompted legislative efforts to reform New York’s prison oversight, according to the Correctional Association of New York. The organization reported widespread abuse,

An upstate prison was still locked down Thursday after guards retook control of three dorms following an inmate uprising sparked when a corrections officer seized one prisoner’s illegal cellphones. Prisoners at the Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County captured three dorms just after midnight Wednesday and held them for several hours until emergency response teams and other officers could retake them,

The Collins Correctional Facility in the Town of Collins remains on lockdown more than 24 hours after a Wednesday morning confrontation between corrections officers and a group of inmates. Read more f