NYCLU has filed a lawsuit against the NYS DOCCS saying that the department is infringing on incarcerated individuals' First ...

Fifteen prison staffers have been placed on leave following the death of a man incarcerated in New York state. Gov.

The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is being sued by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) over claims the Prisoners’ Legal Services ...

Hundreds of prison guards and their supporters rallied at the State Capitol Tuesday morning as their unauthorized strike heads into day 16. Guards have been striking for safer working conditions, ...

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit Tuesday, March 4 against the New York State Department of ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul said that early reports suggested “extremely disturbing conduct” leading to the death of Messiah Nantwi, 22 ...

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

New York Governor Kathy Hochul says 15 staff members at Mid-State Correctional Facility outside Utica have been placed on ...

Employment terminations for a “handful” of striking correction officers began on Sunday, as the financial cost of the strike mounts. New York Department of Homeland Security Commissioner Jackie Bray, ...

While nearly 60% of corrections officers remain on strike, hundreds of them gathered at the state Capitol on Tuesday. The ...

More than 1,000 prison guards flooded Albany on Tuesday, chanting a defiant message as pressure mounted on them to stop their ...