In a direct appeal to Gov. Kathy Hochul, members of the Assembly Minority Conference are calling for the immediate repeal of ...

Dozens of correctional facilities canceled prison visits one day after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is requesting authority to close up to five state prisons within a year while strengthening oversight of correctional facilities. Her proposal, part of the state budget amendments, ...

The new prison cuts shocked state lawmakers, some of whom are fielding calls from frightened and furious corrections officers and families of prisoners.

New York’s governor says prison workers are being arrested Thursday on murder charges in the death of an inmate who was ...

The attacks occurred years earlier when Bennie Thorpe worked at a state women’s prison, his accusers said. Now he runs a ...

Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul is seeking permission to close five more state prisons with 90 days of notice in the next fiscal year — even as the state's prison system attempts to recover from an ongoing ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed a series of initiatives to reform prisons as part of her budget. It includes requiring body ...

The "Zero Day" star and "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert let a haunting silence hang in the air for several seconds.

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

The service members will flood an unspecified number of correctional facilities on Wednesday if the protests don’t end, ...

A New York prison guard strike is entering its third day, and Gov. Kathy Hochul is threatening to deploy National Guard ...