The death of Messiah Nantwi at Mid-State Correctional Facility prompted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to place 15 employees on leave.

Letitia James said a special prosecutor would lead the investigation into the death of Messiah Nantwi because her office had ...

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In a new statement on Tuesday night, New York Department of Corrections Commissioner Thomas Martuscello III says thoughts and ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James has recused her office from investigating the alleged beating death of a 22-year-old ...

Shocking new details paint a horrific scene in the alleged beating death of a 22-year-old man at the hands of New York State ...

New York State Police say they’re investigating the Saturday death of an inmate who was housed at an upstate medium security ...

New York officials have started to fire state prison guards who failed to comply with a deal to end their illegal labor ...

New York’s corrections commissioner has declared an end to a wildcat strike by correctional officers and says more than 2,000 ...

Activists are calling for changes in New York state prisons as state police investigate the death of an inmate from Harlem.

New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that ...