A five-time convicted felon has been sentenced for gun possession in Albany. 52-year-old Omar Martin will serve six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to having an illegal weapon. He was ...

In a maximum-security facility in upstate New York, students tackled Samuel Richardson’s “Clarissa” and Tolstoy’s “War and ...

Armor Correctional Services, then hired by Nassau County to treat the inmate, went out of business and owes millions in ...

A woman being held in Wayne County Jail is facing additional charges after deputies say she attacked multiple guards.

A woman held at the Wayne County Jail is facing charges after allegedly injuring multiple corrections officers. According to ...

Women on Long Island face unique postprison job struggles, but a local nonprofit and university partnership offers free ...

Since a partnership with ICE in February, more than 1,400 immigrants detained have passed through the Nassau County Jail.

One of the ironies of Nunez’s story, and something that still rankles him, is he received just $75,000 in a settlement in ...

Events in the Capital Region this week, from Doug E. Fresh, Barenaked Ladies and Jessie Mueller, to the New York City Ballet, ...

The New York State Legislature passed a bill extending the statute of limitations for lawsuits against the state for injuries received while in custody, but advocates for child sex abuse survivors … ...

Meet the cop who captured one of New York's most notorious prison escapees “I didn’t want to shoot anybody," said Jay Cook, who spotted David Sweat within a mile and a half of the Canadian ...

A Salem man has been sentenced to prison after a deadly ambush involving a Polk County Deputy, authorities announced Thursday.