Sierra Johnson is one of nearly 1,600 women who filed claims under the Adult Survivors Act alleging sexual abuse in state ...

Sadie Bell is one of the over 750 women set to sue over sexual abuse in New York correctional facilities under the Adult Survivors Act. Later, she started experiencing severe pain and when a ...

Like other state prisoners from New York City, A.Q. wanted to be closer to home — so much so she lobbied the state correction commissioner to finish her sentence at a Manhattan women’s prison.

ALBANY, N.Y. – During a recent floor debate in the New York State Assembly, Assemblyman Brian Maher, R,C–Walden, called for ...

The New York State Legislature passed a package of prison reforms on the last day of the legislative session, sending the ...

A former inmate at a Washington state women’s prison was repeatedly sexually assaulted by her transgender cellmate — who was transferred to the prison after changing her gender identity ...

New York governor deploys National Guard amid illegal corrections officer strike at state prisons New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference, July 31, 2024, in the Bronx borough of ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- As we celebrate Women's History Month, we're spotlighting a woman who has worked her way up through the ranks to becoming on of the most powerful women in New York State government.