Fifteen prison staffers have been placed on leave following the death of a man incarcerated in New York state. Gov.

New York corrections officers taking part in the third week of an illegal strike have now taken their protest directly to Albany. It’s time to celebrate, Vermonters! The Green Mountain State turns 234 ...

State officials have failed to convince some 8,000 correction officers and sergeants to end their unlawful strike for safer ...

More than 1,000 prison guards flooded Albany on Tuesday, chanting a defiant message as pressure mounted on them to stop their ...

Seven prisoners have died since the correction officers strike began, raising concerns about safety in state prisons and ...

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul says 15 staff members at Mid-State Correctional Facility outside Utica have been placed on ...

Employment terminations for a “handful” of striking correction officers began on Sunday, as the financial cost of the strike mounts. New York Department of Homeland Security Commissioner Jackie Bray, ...

While nearly 60% of corrections officers remain on strike, hundreds of them gathered at the state Capitol on Tuesday. The ...

Officers from across the state came together for a rally in Albany as strikes at New York prisons entered a third week.

New York State’s corrections department is struggling to keep striking officers on the job, as it grapples with the fallout ...