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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — In the New York State budget that passed in Albany earlier this month, lawmakers voted to give Governor Kathy Hochul "final approval" to close up to three state prisons. With ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — In the wake of an unauthorized strike by correction officers earlier this year, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and several unions ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) is calling for new drone laws after officers discovered a package containing drugs, weapons and other items ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Daniel Martuscello, the Commissioner of New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS), held a press conference on Monday on the correction officer ...