The rebellion at Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County began around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, a union rep said.

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,

A state prison in western New York remained in lockdown Wednesday after inmates took control of three areas of a dormitory for several hours — an episode that took place against the backdrop of an ongoing prison staffing crisis and public rancor over the beating death of an inmate at a Utica-area facility.