Prisons

A leading statewide advocate is calling for reform after a recent New York State Inspector General report found Black and Hispanic individuals are more likely to face disciplinary action than others incarcerated in New York state. And he says inmate frustration at Attica Correctional Facility is at an all-time high.

New York state is closing six correctional facilities.

New York’s state prisons are encouraging inmates to get the COVID-19 vaccine — and they’re offering up a side of fries with that.

The announcement that Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for all state workers by Labor Day did not land well with some of the labor union’s representing public employees. The labor organization representing correction officers in the state prison system corrections says it was not consulted by the governor prior to his declaration.

All 32,000 people incarcerated in New York State prisons have been offered the COVID-19 vaccine and, to date, 46% have been vaccinated.

Five years since New York tried to crack down on prescription drug abuse in state prisons, some incarcerated New Yorkers and doctors say the state's policy is still too strict and leaves patients with conditions from multiple sclerosis to spinal injuries untreated and in agony.

As the New York State Legislature’s session draws to a close, lawmakers are considering several criminal justice changes, including what’s known as the Clean Slate legislation.

A union representing correction officers in New York filed a federal lawsuit Monday to overturn the Humane Alternatives to Solitary Confinement Act, or…

State prisons in New York began accepting individuals from local jails again this week. The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision suspended…

The fate of legislation that would severely limit the use of solitary confinement in New York’s prisons is now in the hands of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has…