The state has temporarily suspended parts of the HALT Act, a law limiting how long an inmate can be placed in solitary ...

In a direct appeal to Gov. Kathy Hochul, members of the Assembly Minority Conference are calling for the immediate repeal of ...

One civil rights complaint alleged that staff in a Buffalo facility retaliated against hunger-striking detainees through ...

A suspected drugs boss known as "The Fly" has been recaptured nine months after escaping during an ambush that killed two ...

New York's Department of Corrections and Community Supervision says those continuing to strike are violating the state’s Taylor’s Law and are considered absent without leave, and will be docked pay ...

New York State prisons saw strikes, prison unrest and correctional officer charges in the beating death of an inmate.

Efforts to resolve the ongoing strike by New York state correction officers will begin next week with mediation led by Martin Scheinman, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. Scheinman has already held ...

On an afternoon filled with drama and controversy, Minnesota rallied for its sixth win in the past eight games ...

On Friday morning, a woman incarcerated at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County tried to get help. The ...