Mr. Martuscello has previously said New York had 2,000 unfilled corrections positions. The staffing shortages were ...

Thousands of National Guard troops are still supporting NY's prisons after a mass firing of striking workers in March ...

State Sen. George Borrello voted for the most recent budget extender bill to keep state money flowing during the impasse ...

The state’s budget fight over prison reforms has taken another turn with an overtime pay extension for corrections staff, ...

Inmates across New York state with 110 or fewer days remaining in their sentence could get an early release amid staff ...

The corrections officer strike ended several weeks ago, but its impacts continue to be felt. National Guard deployment costs ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to release some inmates early because the state doesn’t have enough corrections officers is ...

State Sen. George Borrello voted for the most recent budget extender bill to keep state money flowing during the impasse ...

Two of the North Country’s representatives in the state Capitol are pushing to reverse Gov. Kathy Hochul’s blanket ban on rehiring any of the 2,000 corrections officers who were fired after an ...

In the wake of staff shortages caused by the 22-day wildcat prison strike that ended in March, state officials will review ...

A $340.9 million emergency funding bill was approved to maintain state operations through Monday, including for National ...

In a memo Monday, corrections Commissioner Daniel Martuscello directed prison leaders ... agencies from hiring guards who were fired for striking. A spokeswoman for Hochul said the governor ...