An appeals court judge denied the Trump administration’s request for an administrative stay to block a court order that ...

New York’s top judge on Monday called on lawmakers and judges to enact major sentencing reforms to address a criminal justice system in New York that “just isn’t working.” ...

Local leaders passed resolutions calling for the city and county to move toward zeroing out the number of youth in detention.

None of the prison officers appeared to know their body cameras would passively record a vicious beating that led to the death of Robert Brooks.

Eric Schneiderman is advising the father of Brooks, who was beaten to death in an upstate prison late last year.

The birthday girl from Western New York resident said she had never been to jail and wanted to see what it looked like.

New York’s prisons are teeming with aging inmates at increasing costs to the taxpayer, and people are no safer from crime, ...

The building, with “Statue of Liberty views,” will house low-income residents and formerly incarcerated individuals.

Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...

The new 3-on-3 women’s basketball league founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart — begins play Friday with goals to break barriers in women sports and sports leagues in general.

Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) is Introducing legislation to make body scanners mandatory for incarcerated individuals as ...