NY opened more prisons than most other states during the 1980s and '90s, aimed at boosting rural economies. Now it's closing more, too.

Yaritza Colon, a former female inmate, is suing the state of New York for $20 million, alleging state prison officials failed ...

A death in state prison should come with answers, but across New York, families say they're left mourning in the dark.

The New York State Department of Corrections is speaking out against a rumor on social media in connection with Monday’s ...

Is the state’s early release of non-violent inmates going to immediately create a public safety issue throughout the state? Of course not. But state officials are deluding themselves if they think ...

According to sources familiar with the talks, Hochul wants to allow some violent offenders to be eligible for the merit time ...

A group of eight female members stationed at the Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, NY, were housed in prison facilities where they were allegedly subject to “humiliating surveillance” by ...

Ten New York prison guards have been charged in connection with the fatal beating of a 22-year-old prison inmate, including ...

New York's governor says multiple prison guards have been criminally indicted in connection with the “disturbing” death of an ...

Three former correctional officers at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, New York, have pleaded guilty to violating an ...

Nantwi was one of at least seven incarcerated people who died during the three-week wildcat strike across state prisons.