Brendan J. Lyons is reporting in the Times Union five correction officers have been placed on administrative leave at the Greene Correctional Facility in Coxsackie amid an internal investigation into allegations they encouraged and forced fights among the men incarcerated in the facility's high-security housing unit. The investigation is being handled by the inspector general's office for the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The officers, including a sergeant, were placed on leave two weeks ago. A spokesperson for the state declined comment on the specifics of the allegations or what prompted the investigation. A person briefed on the matter, but not authorized to comment publicly, said the officers are alleged to have encouraged the fights in a special housing unit, known as "S-200." It is unclear how many incidents took place or whether the alleged assaults in the special housing unit were reported. Read the full story in the Times Union.