A preliminary investigation found that up to nine correction officers may have contributed to Messiah Nantwi’s death, ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul made good on a threat to punish those who failed to meet a Monday deadline for returning to their posts ...

The state and the guards union struck a deal to end the strike, but it was contingent on at least 85% of staff returning to ...

In a new statement on Tuesday night, New York Department of Corrections Commissioner Thomas Martuscello III says thoughts and ...

The New York State Assembly and Senate responded to Governor Hochul's FY2026 Executive Budget proposal on Tuesday, unveiling ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has barred prison guards who were fired for illegally walking off the job from being hired for ...

A special prosecutor has been tapped to investigate a Harlem man’s death during an apparent altercation with correction ...

The maternal aunt of a 22-year-old Harlem man who died in an upstate prison after an altercation with correction officers that is under criminal investigation demanded answers Friday.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said that early reports suggested “extremely disturbing conduct” leading to the death of Messiah Nantwi, 22 ...

New York’s corrections commissioner has declared an end to a wildcat strike by correctional officers and says more than 2,000 ...

Messiah Nantwi was serving a five-year sentence for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon following a shootout with police in 2021. He was also indicted on murder charges in 2023.

More than 2,000 prison guards were fired on Monday for not returning to work after a weekslong strike that violated a state ...