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,

The lockdown took place at Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County, with the incident beginning around 1 a.m.

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,

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