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

Fifteen staff members have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into Saturday’s death of New York ...

Seven prisoners died as thousands of corrections officers at dozens of facilities protested working conditions in wildcat ...

The New York State Department of Corrections said the 22-year-old prisoner was housed at Mid-State Correctional Facility and ...

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

State officials said they were investigating the death of Messiah Nantwi, 22, at an upstate prison over the weekend.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an agreement late Thursday to end a wildcat strike that has roiled the state’s prison ...

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

State officials are struggling to resolve an ongoing prison strike, with more than 30 facilities affected as correction ...

A wildcat strike by New York state prison guards has stretched into a third week, prompting officials to start firing workers for failing to abide by a deal to end the illegal labor action ...

Pope Francis suffered two respiratory attacks on Monday, more than two weeks into a hospital stay for pneumonia.