In the mid to late 1800s, one man's courage and dedication to freedom changed lives and shaped history. John W. Jones was an escaped slave from Virginia who escaped, found refuge, and became a key fig ...

These figures in Black history shaped the pursuit of racial justice in New York, and their work brought them to the ...

The Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as “The Walls”, was originally built back in 1835 and ran as a prison camp for many years ... These are Elmira, built in 1876, Clinton, built in 1845 ...

U.S. authorities have removed immigrants from detention facilities at the Guantanamo Bay naval base as a federal court in ...

Dozens of Elmira Correctional Facility staff braved blustery weather to gather across from the prison Monday to protest what they claim are unsafe working conditions. The union that represents ...

Dozens of correction officers and other staff of the Elmira Correctional Facility stood across the maximum security state prison Monday to protest what they say are unsafe working conditions in ...

The online giving campaign Raise the Region is approaching its remaining hours. Organizations around Tioga County, ...

A 60-year-old man who escaped from a federal prison camp in Englewood and lived on the run for five years was sentenced to 10 years in prison and must pay $9 million in restitution, according to t ...