An Erie County prison was locked down on Wednesday after inmates took over three dormitories, according to the union representing correction officers. All staff was removed from the dorms after the incident began,

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 prison in Western New York is in lockdown after inmates barricaded themselves inside two dormitory areas early Wednesday morning, according to the Albany Times Union. The lockdown took place at Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County,