A judge sentenced a New York man to 5 life terms, but changed his mind 27 years later
Walter "King Tut" Johnson was sentenced to five life terms in 1997 by a judge who later released him from prison after 27 ...
Even for an administrative hearing, Luigi Mangione draws crowds at New York City courthouse
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a busy Manhattan sidewalk, appeared ...
Inmate, 61, in upstate N.Y. prison dies in midst of correction officers’ wildcat strike
A state prisoner died early Saturday at Auburn Correctional Facility in the Finger Lakes region — in the midst of the ...
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Prison Strike Blog: Follow here for updates as corrections officers go on strike across New York
Corrections officers at DOCCS facilities across New York state are on strike. The National Guard has been activated and ...
Prison guard strike continues across New York
The state has temporarily suspended parts of the HALT Act, a law limiting how long an inmate can be placed in solitary ...
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How a Guards’ Strike Plunged New York Prisons Into Turmoil and Why the Timing Is Curious
Correctional officers complain of unsafe conditions, but critics say the protests were meant to deflect attention from ‘a ...
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Assembly Republicans urge Gov. Hochul to repeal HALT Act, address prison crisis
In a direct appeal to Gov. Kathy Hochul, members of the Assembly Minority Conference are calling for the immediate repeal of ...
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Prison strikes escalate as officer assaulted at Mid-State Correctional Facility
The growing crisis in New York’s prison system intensified after a convicted rapist attacked a female officer at Mid-State ...
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Inmate dies at prison in Auburn Correctional Facility
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) said an inmate has died at Auburn Correctional Facility in Cayuga County. Jonathan Grant was 61 years old and was ...
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FIRST ON 13: Inmate dies in prison at Auburn Correctional Facility
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) said an inmate has died at Auburn Correctional Facility in Cayuga County. Jonathan Grant was 61 years old and was ...
New York correction officers pay docked for every day on strike
After nearly a week of prison strikes across the state of New York, including in the North Country, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) tells NBC5 that for every day ...