10 Prisons in New York With Most Attacks on Staff Working in a prison isn't easy. On top of everything corrections officers have to face daily, nearly 1,500 attacks on staff took place in one year. Here are the 10 New York Correctional Facilities with the most staff attacks. Gallery Cr...
This study explores inmate perceptions of high-risk behavior in New York state prisons and New York City jails and seeks to generate hypotheses to inform policies and future research. Methods. Participants were 22 former New York state prisoners and 28 current New York City inmates. Participants ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Six correctional facilities in upstateNew Yorkwere closing Thursday as the number of inmates drops across the state prison system. The closings announced in November were expected to save $142 million. The facilities scheduled to close at the end of the busin...
Halawa staffers have reported cases in which inmates eat paper or inhale smoke from burning paper treated with a dangerous synthetic drug known as “spice” to get high. Two inmate deaths at Halawa in 2021 wereblamed on toxic reactions to spice. Prison...
Finding information now takes just minutes through the New York State Office of Court Administration, the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services or the New York State Inmate Registry if the person has already been incarcerated. The user may pay a nominal fee for the search, or ...
COVID-19 Inmate Release Petitions in New York There is never a good time to be imprisoned or stuck in jail, waiting to hear the news about what will come next for you, but during a global pandemic is another matter entirely. For those who suffer from serious health conditions or who do...
New York released areportwith the most recent number of violent assaults on inmates in state prisons. There were 134 inmate deaths noted in the report, although it doesn't break down the prisons where each death occurred or who caused them. Here's a look at some of the general violent ...
New York State Incarceration Rates According to thePrison Policy Initiative, 59,000 people from New York state are behind bars. New York has 30,000 people currently locked up in state prisons, 18,000 in county jails, and around 5,800 people in federal prisons. ...
Needless to say but jails and prisons have VERY strict rules about what you can and cannot bring to a facility, for obvious reasons. Also needless to say but, these confiscated items are definitely on the 'cannot' list. Whether you are a visitor to a particular facility or an inmate at ...