New York prison locked down as inmates overtake dorms. Officers have been pulled from those areas and emergency response teams dispatched to the facility.

A New York state prison was placed on lockdown after inmates took over and injured three guards, just days after staffing shortage concerns were raised.

A western New York state prison was placed under lockdown Wednesday after inmates barricaded themselves in a prison dorm. The incident began at about 1 a.m. Wednesday at Collins Correctional Facility when a corrections officer discovered inmates using banned items,