ATTICA, N.Y. (WKBW — The New York State Department of Corrections is investigating an incident at the Wyoming Correctional Facility that sent six officers to local medical facilities Thursday.
The department said they were transported "out of an abundance of caution" after a substance was found on an incarcerated individual.
No other details about the substance were available.
The department said it has no additional comment at this time.
This is the second time in one week that WNY corrections officers have been taken to the hospital.
In an incident at Collins Correctional Facility on August 4, 11 officers and one inmate went to the hospital after an unknown chemical exposure.
The Department of Corrections said it is continuing to investigate.
On August 7, some WNY elected leaders, union members, and corrections officers came together and blamed NYS laws and the governor for creating unsafe conditions for officers.
Republican Congressman Nick Langworthy said these stories need to be told. He blames Democrats in Albany for approving laws that he claims are “coddling criminals."
