New York's state prison system is under scrutiny after guards fatally beat an inmate in December, prompting protests and calls for reforms.

All but Mr. Gaither were college students.Credit...Robert Walker/The New York Times The choice of jail, the historian Taylor Branch wrote in “Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 ...

New York plans to spend millions to spread cameras throughout its prison system in response to the Dec. 10 death of an inmate who was beaten by officers while handcuffed. Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

A Long Island mom is speaking out after learning the so-called “time-out room” her special-needs son would be taken to during school more closely resembled a jail cell, saying the realization ...

According to first responders, reports of a fire at Ohioville's New Salem Presbyterian Church first came in around 9:40 a.m. Jan. 24. While no injuries were reported during the incident ...

"During the traffic stop, the officer attempted to arrest the suspect when the suspect resisted," according to state police.

MALONE, N.Y. (WCAX) - Twenty staff members at the Upstate Correctional Facility in Northern New York are recovering after being sent to the hospital for possible exposure to an unknown substance.

New York plans to spend millions to spread cameras throughout its prison system in response to the Dec. 10 death of an inmate who was beaten by officers while handcuffed. Gov. Kathy Hochul included ...

In an executive order, the president also moved to end gender-related medical treatments for transgender people in prison. By Shaila Dewan and Amy Harmon President Trump has ordered federal ...

CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Community leaders are firing back after they say they were caught off guard and kept out of the loop over discussions and decisions regarding a mega jail set to be ...