Attack on Guards at Nassau County Correctional Center, New York

Attack on Guards at Nassau County Correctional Center, New York
Nassau County Correctional Center, East Meadow, New York September 6, 2016 A prisoner attacks a correctional officer, then others join in, creating an altercation that ends with nine correctional officers in the hospital with minor injuries. The fight occurs in the midst public controversy over a spike in prisoner deaths after Armor Correctional Health took over medical services.
Citation:
“Officials: 9 correction officers hurt in Nassau jail disturbance”, Newsday, September 6, 2016. “12 inmates who died at Nassau’s jail since mid-2011”, Newsday, 2016.