A Sick Inmate in New York Is Freed After Suing Over Parole Delay
Steve Coleman was kept for 21 months after his parole date because the state could not find a nursing home placement.
Old prisons in the United States get new lease of life as stylish apartments
A reformatory’s redevelopment into housing in Virginia has become a guiding example for cities across the United States. Read ...
Autopsy shows New York inmate who was beaten while handcuffed died by homicide, lawyer says
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said authorities should now move quickly and pursue criminal charges against those responsible for ...
Death of inmate at upstate New York prison following beating ruled a homicide
The death of a prisoner at an upstate New York correctional facility has been ruled a homicide. Robert L. Brooks died in ...
Old prisons are being converted into stylish apartments (really)
The number of incarcerated people nationwide has declined, and almost 200 correctional facilities have closed in the past 20 ...
A decade and $600 million later, New York prisons still lack cameras
Other prisons have partial coverage: There are currently 4,752 body cameras distributed across New York’s prisons, DOCCS said ...
NY prison workers are fainting, but drug exposures may not be cause
ALBANY — An investigation into a series of episodes in which state prison workers have been rushed to hospitals after ...
Robert Brooks' attorneys include Marcy Correctional report from 2022 which details abuse
While the horrors of abuse at Marcy Correctional are only just starting to enter the public eye, the Correctional Association ...
Families of 2 New York inmates who died after injuries suffered in prison join Syracuse rally demanding changes
Timothy and Quanzell Scholtz spoke about their family member Edward Sholtz, who died Jan. 5 at Wynn Hospital in Utica. The 22 ...
Upstate Correctional Facility locked down
After two recent incidents caused several staff and inmates to be sent to the hospital, the state has locked down Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone. “For the safety of the staff, incarcerated ...
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Substance issues impacting state corrections officers
New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. is calling on the New York state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to take immediate action to address the ...
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Borrello: NY must do more to stop dangerous drugs from getting into prisons
Following what New York state corrections officers say is a surge in incidents in which prison staff have fallen ill after ...