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 ...

The Hochul administration is being accused of covering up crimes in prisons by downgrading attacks committed by inmates against guards as “harassment” or “disruptive behavior” instead of assaults. A ...

An inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility died after an assault at the prison. Terry Demonstoy, 45, was found unconscious.

ALBANY — The results of COVID-19 tests conducted on more than 1,100 New York inmates have been listed by the state prison agency as incomplete for the last two weeks. The Department of Corrections and ...

ALBANY — A group of inmates is suing the New York state prison system over its efforts to crack down on prescription drug abuse, saying they are being forced to live with chronic pain because some ...

One of multiple corrections officers charged in connection with the fatal beating of an inmate at an upstate New York prison last year pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday and agreed to serve 11 ...

Prison guards in New York say the state's correctional system is in crisis. Staffing levels are low. Rates of violence and drug exposures are rising. Both guards and inmates are pleading with the ...