The legislation Governor Hochul passed in 2022, places restrictions on who can be placed in the special housing unit and for ...
Cinematic portrayals of inmates being thrown in a dingy, small, unlit cell with no running water and only a slit in the door for occasional food for years on end, is not the reality in New York state ...
State Assemblyman D. Billy Jones says a resolution to the statewide correction officer wildcat strike must be found soon or the situation could escalate. “These officers are concerned about security, ...
Corrections officers are protesting — and in some areas, holding unsanctioned strikes — as current and former COs seek to bring attention to what they say are unfair working conditions and restrictive ...
DANNEMORA, N.Y. (WCAX) - Friday was day 5 of a protest and strike by New York corrections officers in the North Country. The deadline has passed for prison workers to avoid repercussions and it seems ...
The Center for Law and Justice in Albany released a statement on Friday, after six correction workers at Marcy Correctional ...
Ten individuals have been charged in connection with the violent beating that led to the death of inmate Robert Brooks, with ...
The strike, now involving at least 30 prisons across the state, is rooted in anger over limits on solitary confinement, ...
Correction officers remained out on the picket lines in Coxsackie on Friday. It marked the third day of correction officers ...
Three long-time officers at Collins Correctional describe chronically low staffing levels, mandated 32-hour shifts and the power imbalance stemming from HALT – while bringing to light the ...