In our opinion, Gov. Kathy Hochul took the wrong first step when prison workers went on strike Monday in Collins, Brocton and more than two dozen other state prisons. Because the governor didn’t ...

Cato, N.Y. — Two New York state prison buses were vandalized last Wednesday in Cayuga County, officials said. One bus was set on fire and another was spray-painted, according to Thomas Mailey, a ...

The 61-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at Auburn Correctional Facility, one of dozens of state prisons where ...

Suse Lowenstein’s son was killed in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. An artist, she responded ...

An inmate at a New York State prison has died on Saturday according to the NYS Department of Corrections and Community ...

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Walter "King Tut" Johnson was sentenced to five life terms in 1997 by a judge who later released him from prison after 27 years.

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) said an inmate has died at Auburn Correctional Facility in Cayuga County. Jonathan Grant was 61 years old and was ...

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) said an inmate has died at Auburn Correctional Facility in Cayuga County. Jonathan Grant was 61 years old and was ...

Corrections officers at DOCCS facilities across New York state are on strike. The National Guard has been activated and ...

The state has temporarily suspended parts of the HALT Act, a law limiting how long an inmate can be placed in solitary ...