Timothy and Quanzell Scholtz spoke about their family member Edward Sholtz, who died Jan. 5 at Wynn Hospital in Utica. The 22-year-old inmate from Syracuse was transferred there on Dec. 17 after he ...

In light of a troubling surge in incidents where prison staff have fallen seriously ill after exposure to inmates suspected of drug overdoses — most recently at Lakeview Correctional Facility on ...

Legal Aid argues in its report a business-as-usual approach to lockups caused COVID-19 to strike jails and prisons at a much higher rate than among the general public.

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 ...

Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple says they've heard from federal officials, asking if they have space for potential immigrant detainees.

The inmate was identified in court filings as Mufid Elfgeeh, “one of the first Islamic State group terrorist recruiters ever ...

A new report from the Legal Aid Society this week details the failures of local and state governments to decarcerate its ...

In response to the ongoing lockdown, local businesses in Malone are stepping up to support the impacted prison employees. The ...

A young active-duty corrections specialist at her first duty station and her elder sister, a 12-year veteran of the U.S.

Produced by Zuri 24 Media, The Man Died is the story of Wole Soyinka’s 27 months incarceration by the Nigerian government in ...

New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc. is calling on the New York state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to take immediate action to address the ...

Wednesday, the state announced Upstate Correctional would enter lockdown saying it’s for the safety and security of staff, ...