After homicides behind bars and strikes by guards, Gov. Kathy Hochul made changes to New York’s budget. That did not satisfy prisoners’ advocates.

“On Feb. 20, [Gov. Kathy Hochul] issued a statement that the subjects of the indictment were charged with murder,” Riotto said. “This preceded the unsealing of the indictment by over an hour.

In a court order this week, Judge Daniel Lynch wrote that the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ...

The attorney general’s office is defending the cases after recusing itself from the homicide investigations involving Brooks' death, as well as the March 1 beating of 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi ...

Lawmakers in the New York state Legislature raced to pass more than 800 bills this year. The legislation now heads to Gov.

A total of 21 workers at Marcy and Mid-State correctional facilities face charges of murder, manslaughter and other offenses in the deaths of 43-year-old Robert Brooks and 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi.

A new federal civil rights lawsuit was filed against the prison guards accused of brutally beating and killing 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi while he was incarcerated, arguing his constitutional rights ...

The Legislature did its job passing changes in the wake of two killings; the governor needs to act with speed to make them ...

UTICA, N.Y. -- A former corrections officer charged in the death of Marcy Correctional Facility inmate Robert Brooks was in Oneida County Monday morning. Anthony Farina's attorney presented several ...

Avi Small, the press secretary to Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, is being investigated after another aide accused him of inappropriate touching. July 2, 2025By Dana Rubinstein and Benjamin Oreskes ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Elise Stefanik and Gov. Kathy Hochul faced off over New York’s migrant crisis during a fiery congressional hearing on sanctuary policies — as the congresswoman stumped ...

Hochul is voluntarily appearing before the House committee on Capitol Hill and will testify alongside Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 … ...