ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The Legal Aid Society claims that the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ignored a court order on solitary confinement. This followed an ...

Governor Kathy Hochul provided an update Tuesday following the conclusion of a 22-day illegal work stoppage within New York's ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is set to begin analyzing state prisons as it considers closing up to three correctional facilities over the next ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office announced it has been informed that the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) will resume intake of ...

Multiple law enforcement agencies are looking into the death of an incarcerated individual at Upstate Correctional Facility.

The New York state prison system is abusing “emergency” authority to gut solitary confinement reforms indefinitely, a new class action lawsuit alleges. The lawsuit, filed by the Legal Aid Society on ...

DOCCS investigates 3 incarcerated individuals' deaths as experts say this could be a trend ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Department of Corrections (DOCCS) announced it is creating a list of inmates for early release due to the ongoing prison staffing crisis. This decision follows a recent strike ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—After the Wildcat strike ended in March, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has been focusing on rebuilding staffing levels at state prisons.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is calling for new drone laws after ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County Sheriff John Garcia warned legislators Monday that taxpayers would be on the hook for rising costs associated with a backlog of about 150 inmates who should be in ...

DOCCS is investigating the death "to determine if another incarcerated individual at the facility should face criminal charges in connection with the death." ...