New York State is ending health insurance coverage for thousands of corrections officers who walked off the job and onto the picket line two weeks ago. State officials have also fired a handful of ...

On Mar. 1, the New York State Department of Corrections informed the State Police about an inmate’s death at Mid-State ...

Prison guards at 32 facilities across the state are still out on wildcat strikes despite the threat of job loss and ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Correctional Officers at the Elmira Correctional Facility are entering day 14 of their strike, and ...

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The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) reported that officers who have participated ...

State officials have put 11 prison workers on leave after a 22-year-old inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility died following an unexplained encounter over the weekend.

The New York Times reports a 22-year-old inmate has died after being beaten by correction officers.The Times says it happened ...

Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III provided an update on Monday, saying health benefits are being cancelled for workers who remain off the job without excused absences.

Correction officer strikes are not over at many facilities across New York State, including Coxsackie. However, with a number ...

MARCY, N.Y. — The death of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility is under investigation. New York's Department of ...

(CNN) — [Breaking news top, published at 4:53 p.m. ET] Eleven staff members have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into Saturday’s death of New York prison inmate Messiah ...