New York's prison system faces potential reform after a fatal incident and historic strike, sparking debates on progressive ...

The fatal beatings in recent months of inmates Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi by prison staff, as well as the March wildcat ...

"This watchdog is a lapdog right now," Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, D-Brooklyn, said of the state’s Commission on ...

A bill that would triple the number of members on the New York State Commission of Correction recently passed the state ...

New York's 22-day correction officer strike stressed out Gov. Kathy Hochul more than any other time in her tenure, leaving ...

New York state’s Department of Corrections and ... him lead to intense criticism over the violence in the state’s prison system at the hands of corrections officers. “To me, the disturbing ...

The Second Look Act, Earned Time Act and Marvin Mayfield Act are a chance to change New York's toxic, unjust prison culture.

A former correction officer has pleaded guilty for his role in what prosecutors call a coverup of the beating death of an ...

Up to 700 incarcerated people in New York will be eligible for early release under a new measure aimed at addressing staffing shortages in the state's prison system, state officials said Wednesday ...

could spur an overhaul of the state’s prison system by the state Legislature. During a joint legislative committee hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers peppered the head of New York’s prison agency ...

The homicide of Robert L. Brooks, who died after being severely beaten by correction officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in December, could spur an overhaul of the ...