A female officer at Coxsackie Correctional Facility was diagnosed with a concussion after being punched in the face by an inmate last week.
The attack happened Saturday, September 27, as inmates were returning from afternoon recreation. According to officials, a 47-year-old inmate serving 20 years to life for murder approached the officer aggressively without provocation.
When the officer ordered him to back up, he refused and punched her in the face with a closed fist. She stumbled backward and ran to create distance as the inmate chased her. He stopped only when backup arrived.
Staff ordered the inmate to the wall and placed him in handcuffs. He was taken to the Special Housing Unit pending disciplinary charges…