A new women’s prison would create about 100 full-time jobs, he said, including nursing and maintenance positions.

A new women’s prison would create about 100 full-time jobs, he said, including nursing and maintenance positions.

Aaron Mitchell, who was a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer when he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 15-year-old, faces life in prison.

Anthony Williams, 41, Connor Brown, 22, and Zacharia Luz, 42, were killed in the July 30 fight at Ely State Prison.

Earlier this week, the state made a final deal with striking corrections officers, leading to thousands going back to work in New York prisons. Corrections officers ...

Nevada prosecutors say 20 people in all have been charged in connection with a brawl at a maximum-security prison in Nevada ...

José Daniel Simancas Rodríguez was one of 177 Venezuelans that the US deported and sent to its naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba ...

the New York State Police is assisting the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision with security at affected prisons. Troopers are providing "outer perimeter security" at ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is ready to deploy the New York National Guard to state prisons if the correction officer strike doesn't end Wednesday. The National Guard would be used to secure the ...

The strikers say chronic understaffing and an increase in contraband have made conditions inside correctional facilities more dangerous, while people incarcerated at the state’s prisons report ...

Correction officers and sergeants are refusing to report for duty at 36 of the state's 42 prisons, while others are still working and walking the picket lines. Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed thousands ...