Jonah Levi likely delivered the fatal stomps that killed inmate Messiah Nantwi, prosecutors said. He's the only guard who did ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — One New York state corrections officer used pepper spray on the inmate. Another applied leg shackles to him.

Without external scrutiny, the state prison system will return to a state of opacity where inefficiency and neglect go ...

The death of a Central New York prison inmate is under investigation following what authorities believe was a fatal attack by ...

A 45-year-old inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility suffered life-threatening injuries in an attack by another inmate ...

The corrections system in New York State faced many challenges following a “wildcat strike” work stoppage in early 2025.

Utica, N.Y. — A jury found a former New York state corrections officer guilty of five of six charges in the beating death of an inmate last year in a state prison in Oneida County. The 12 jurors found ...

A former upstate New York prison guard on trial in the death of an inmate repeatedly stomped on the man's head during a brutal beating by a group of guards, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. Jonah ...

Overtime spending for New York state employees jumped 21% last year to a record $1.64 billion, fueled largely by soaring costs within the state prison system, according to a new report released ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York enacted new rules on January 1 that change how prison officials account for violence at state-run prisons. The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ...

A former corrections officer has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal beating of an inmate at an upstate New York prison.