Prison watchdog group urges governor to restore funding

The Correctional Association of New York is urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to restore funding that the watchdog organization ...

Editorial: Time for New York's prison chief to go

A federal judge's decision paints a picture of New York's corrections Commissioner Daniel F. Martuscello III untilling or ...

Judge: NY corrections commissioner 'failed to protect' Robert Brooks

A federal judge has rejected NY corrections Commissioner Daniel F. Martuscello III's motion to be dismissed as a defendant in ...

Another NY inmate death investigated; 11 prison workers put on leave

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.

Prison guards indicted in connection to inmate's beating death, NY governor says

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said a grand jury indicted multiple state correctional officers who were involved in the March 1 ...
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Final trial begins for former corrections officer in Robert Brooks death

The trial for the final former corrections officer charged in the beating death of inmate Robert Brooks is expected to begin today, with jury selection getting underway in Oneida County Court. Michael ...
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Prison guard accused of failing to step in during fatal inmate beating pleads to reduced charge

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York prison guard accused of failing to intervene as fellow officers beat an inmate to death pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment Friday after jurors deliberating over a ...
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Prosecutor argues New York prison guard’s inaction contributed to inmate’s death

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York prison guard who failed to intervene as he watched an inmate being beaten to death should be convicted of manslaughter, a prosecutor told a jury Thursday in the final ...