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The director of Cornell University’s prison education program is leading a campaign to provide more face masks to inmates across New York state.Cornell's…
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Coronvirus continues to spread in prisons and jails throughout New York State. According to the state officials, 105 prison employees and 14 inmates have…
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A coalition of people with family members in jail joined public health experts and others to release what they call a series of "COVID-19 Community…
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This week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state is now making New York Clean, a hand sanitizer, in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak and…
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New York State is considering providing medication-assisted treatment to all prison and jail inmates struggling with opioid addiction. Experts say drugs…
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It’s been three years since inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora. The prison break set off a…
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A new report says New York State's prison population is rapidly aging, putting more pressure on prison health care systems and taxpayers alike.The…
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New York is adopting new standards for the treatment of prisoners held in solitary confinement in local jails.The state's Commission on Corrections issued…
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Visitations at the Erie County Holding Center and Correctional Facility have gone high-tech. Last year, Erie County signed an agreement with IC Solutions…
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For years, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office has been trying to find a new, more efficient way for inmates’ loved ones to visit them. With a new…