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Article: New York State officers quell dorm disturbance. (Corrections Officers Gary Roberts and Michael Downey of the Washington Correctional Facility) (Best in the Business)
- Article from:
- Corrections Today
- Article date:
- April 1, 1993
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Early on Jan. 30, 1992, trouble erupted in Dorm Block E2 of the medium security Washington Correctional Facility in Comstock, N.Y. A gang member attacked a rival, sparking a small incident. Several inmates were injured, but because the prison's infirmary was crowded and the injuries minor, the participants--including the inmate who provoked the fight--were returned to the dorm.
When Corrections Officers Gary Roberts and Michael Downey came on duty at 11 p.m., the dorm still had not totally quieted down. Roberts was posted in E2 and Downey was working as the "rover" who checks the various dorms throughout the shift. Downey recalled later that because he sensed ...