Albany, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday there are indications that “extremely disturbing conduct” led to the Saturday ...

Fifteen staff members have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into Saturday’s death of New York ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has released a statement in regards to Messiah Nantwi, the 22-year-old inmate at Mid-State Correctional ...

Simultaneous rallies occurred at the capitol on Tuesday with contrasting messages. Hundreds of correction officers protesting outside wanted the HALT Act (which limits solitary confinement) ...

The cause of Nantwi's death on Saturday has not yet been released. Hochul said in a statement on Tuesday that "early reports ...

The governor says an inmate’s death at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida County appears to be the result of “extremely disturbing conduct.” ...

MARCY, N.Y. (WROC) — 15 people are now on leave after a 22-year-old inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility died this past weekend, according to a statement sent out by Governor Kathy Hochul on ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has instructed the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to place 15 individuals on ...

New York State’s corrections department is struggling to keep striking officers on the job, as it grapples with the fallout ...

A wildcat strike by correctional officers across New York state continues to escalate despite a mediated agreement that ...

State officials said they were investigating the death of Messiah Nantwi, 22, at an upstate prison over the weekend.

The inmate, Messiah Nantwi, 22, was pronounced dead at Wynn Hospital in Utica, NY. The DOCCS Commissioner Daniel III said 11 staff members have been placed on leave. DOCCS is seeking outside ...