The Hochul administration is clarifying its ban on hiring fired correction officers, telling local governments the ...

Criminal justice experts say understaffing and trauma can contribute to prison violence. Mental health support and a sense of ...

Two people are in a hospital after a staff member at Attica Correctional Facility opened an envelope and an unknown powder ...

Schuyler County’s Legislature is joining with Chemung County leadership in blasting Governor Kathy Hochul’s “no hire” order affecting Corrections Officers fired after a ...

Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. has announced the county will be suing New York State over what county officials ...

With more than 2,000 corrections officers terminated following recent strikes, North Country representatives are pushing back ...

State Democratic lawmakers, including Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha, rallied in Albany Tuesday to call for immediate and ...

ALBANY — State Assembly Republicans, including the region’s three representatives, are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to issue a 48-hour stay on termination notices sent to more than 2,000 correction ...

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) announced Monday on its social media pages the ...

The New York State Department of Corrections & Community Supervision said "chemical agents" and pepper spray were used to end ...

A 61-year-old man was charged with manslaughter after police in Avon said he was involved in an “altercation” that left one person dead early Sunday morning. READ MORE: ...

Amid a legal challenge, Governor Hochul's "Executive Order 47.3" faces scrutiny from local officials who are seeking to hire ...