The Collins Correctional Facility remains on lockdown as of Wednesday evening after an incident earlier in the day.

The Collins Correctional Facility in the Town of Collins remains on lockdown following a Wednesday morning confrontation between corrections officers and a group of inmates.WBEN has learned that inmates at the facility took one of the dorming blocks at around 1 a.

At least three state corrections officers have been injured in an incident described as "chaos" at Collins Correctional Facility on Wednesday, according to state lawmakers who are monitoring the situation.

The prison had been locked down for three days to be searched. DOCCS has shared the results of that search with me, finding multiple weapons on inmates:

Correction officers and others gathered across the street from the state prison to demonstrate against what they call unsafe working conditions.

Workers are on strike outside the Collins Correctional Facility Monday after a lockdown that lasted three days last week.

Some prison staff did not enter the Collins facility for their shift on Monday, according to the union for correctional officers.

Correctional officers’ strikes are erupting across New York State, with protestors calling for better working conditions. The capital region is no exception.Ret