An inmate at Rikers Island died early Sunday morning after being found unwell in his cell marking the 14th death at the jail ...

Utica, N.Y. - A former New York state corrections officer who tried to cover up the fatal beating of an inmate has now been charged with sexually abusing a woman. Joshua Bartlett, 49, of Utica, was ...

State prison guards say they are doing so because their jobs have become more dangerous. A New York Times analysis points to a different reality. By Bianca Pallaro and Jan Ransom New York State prison ...

Nurses and guards in Oneida County, N.Y., cracked wise and complained about poor equipment as Antwan Cater lay unconscious in a drug-induced seizure. His father has filed a lawsuit in the case.

A new report from the department overseeing the New York State prison system shows that as staffing has slumped over the past two decades, prison violence has been on the rise.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The son of an inmate who died after a prolonged beating by New York prison guards said in a federal lawsuit Wednesday that his father’s attackers “systematically and casually ...

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Three former New York state corrections officers charged in the fatal beating of an inmate that was captured on bodycam video were trying to do their jobs in difficult circumstances ...

More than 30 people with dangerous but treatable ailments — infections, obstructed bowels and asthma attacks — died in the ...

A New York woman has been charged with providing contraband to an inmate at Federal Correctional Institution-Schuylkill, the ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- All 50,000-plus inmates incarcerated in New York State prisons will receive free tablets, a Department of Corrections and Community Supervision spokesperson confirmed. Each tablet ...

Jurisdictions across the country are releasing inmates under specific terms. Social distancing, staying 6 feet apart and cleaning surfaces with anti-bacterial products are some of the tools health ...

NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- Dozens of family members in New York and New Jersey have reached out to 7 On Your Side Investigates with concerns about the measures the ...