During the strikes, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) asked Governor ...

DOCCS Commissioner Daniel Martuscello released a memo earlier this week that said anyone that would continue working in the prisons would get a temporary increased overtime pay rate. He also says ...

In December 2024, Robert Brooks was repeatedly beat and died from his injuries at the hands of New York State Correctional Officers. March 2025 saw the death of Messiah Nantwi ...

DOCCS Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III and Mid-State Superintendent Bryan Hilton are included in a new federal lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court.

DOCCS has noted that, to enhance safety, reduce prison violence and hold people accountable for any wrongdoing, it is working with the Office of General Services to accelerate the installation of ...

DOCCS must disclose an incarcerated person's death on its website within 24 hours. The state Commission on Corrections must conduct a study on recent deaths in prisons and their causes.

The prison omnibus’s path to passage is a case study in New York’s top-down legislative system. In May, Governor Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders reached an agreement on New York’s budget after ...

New York prisons are now short 4,500 correction officers, including the 2,000 fired for illegally striking. It’s a dangerous situation that requires, as state Inspector General Lucy Lang states ...

A former corrections officer charged in the December beating death of inmate Robert Brooks is expected to appear in court today for pre-trial hearings.

“I think DOCCS so far recognizes that things are gonna change and things will change. And I think, to the agency’s credit, they want to be a part of the discussion,” said Dilan (D-District 54).

Claimant made a claim seeking damages for alleged injuries caused by wrongful acts and omissions of the State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision's ("DOCCS") employees in 'Central ...