Beating deaths and murder charges are incredibly rare in New York prisons, but alleged physical abuse of inmates by ...

The incident is similar to a series of chemical exposures at state prisons in the North Country earlier this year.

State Police have arrested 45-year-old Brian Brown of Dannemora, New York, on charges of criminal possession of a weapon in ...

Is the state’s early release of non-violent inmates going to immediately create a public safety issue throughout the state? Of course not. But state officials are deluding themselves if they think ...

County jails and sheriffs are feeling the burden as they hold on to more sentenced inmates because of CO staffing shortage in state prisons.

In dozens of cases, medical personnel in New York prisons were accused of covering up beatings — some under pressure — and ...

Prison reform is back in the headlines in New York State, following a massive strike by corrections officers. The wildcat strike began on February 17, with thousands of corrections officers at ...

A former corrections officer said there were dangerous working conditions, horrible policies, and retaliation against staff ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a convicted murderer from Mexico earlier this month following his ...

A woman is behind bars after sending several drug-soaked pieces of mail to New York State prison inmates, police said.The ...

Corrections officers from both Mid-State and Marcy correctional facilities are already facing charges in beating deaths in December and January.

LOCKPORT, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and the state prison system is still trying to rebuild staffing after Gov. Kathy Hochul's move to dismiss ...