Harlem man who died during NY wildcat prison strike spiraled into mental illness and violence
The man who died in an upstate prison Saturday allegedly at the hands of correction officers during a wildcat strike showed ...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs executive order banning striking corrections officers from state jobs
Hochul signed an executive order Monday that bars the hiring of individuals who continue to participate in strike actions ...
New York State fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike
New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system, but said ...
Aunt of man who died in altercation with upstate prison guards demands answers as prison strike continues
The maternal aunt of a 22-year-old Harlem man who died in an upstate prison after an altercation with correction officers that is under criminal investigation demanded answers Friday.
Activists call for closure of upstate New York prison after inmate's death
Activists are calling for changes in New York state prisons as state police investigate the death of an inmate from Harlem.
AG’s office finds ‘probable cause’ as many as 9 guards caused or contributed to 2nd inmate’s death
DA William Fitzpatrick appointed a special prosecutor because the AG's office represents some of the guards in civil lawsuits ...
Inmate at Utica-area prison dies; troopers investigating
Across the street at Marcy Correctional Facility, several corrections officers beat inmate Robert L. Brooks to death late last year on an exam table in the prison infirmary. Ten employees were ...
15 prison staffers placed on leave after the death of a man incarcerated in New York
Six guards have been charged with murder in Brooks' death. The Mid-State prison is located across the street from the Marcy ...
11 placed on leave after New York prison inmate’s death, corrections department says
Eleven staff members have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into Saturday’s death of New York ...
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Veteran prosecutor Michael DiGiacomo named interim U.S. attorney
Veteran federal prosecutor Michael DiGiacomo was sworn in Monday as the interim U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York.
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New York corrections officers charged in beating death of handcuffed inmate
Brooks, 43, was beaten by multiple officers inside the Marcy Correctional Facility in central New York on Dec. 9 and died at ...