New York Closes 6 State Prisons as Inmate Numbers Drop More ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Six correctional facilities in upstate New York were closing Thursday as the number of inmates drops across the state prison system. The closings announced in November were expected to save $142 mill...
a senior officer was charged with a rape that reportedly occurred last month, during a time when the prison has been under scrutiny by the NJDOC itself, the state’s outside advisors, and the U.S. Department of Justice,
TALLAHASSEE -- The 8-by-10-foot cells on the Q-wing at Florida State Prison are dreary even by prison standards. Double iron doors can be closed to shut out almost all air and light. And prisoners housed in that solitary confinement wing can't go outside and or have direct contact ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — AMissouriman who has been in prison for more than 40 years for a triple murder that many legal and political officials believe he did not commit will have to wait several more weeks before a court hearing that could lead to his release. Kevin Strickland's...
The family of an inmate who died after being beaten by New York prison guards has filed a civil rights lawsuit.
Tierney said the government had not ruled out building more prisons in Victoria as the state's population swells. "We are looking at all options in terms of the growth of the prison population," she said. "Yes, Ravenhall is coming on stream at the end of the year but we are doing a...
New York prison officers beat handcuffed inmate before his death, footage shows Robert Brooks' death is currently under investigation by the New York attorney general, who called the footage "shocking" and "disturbing". Man arrested following woman's death after being set on fire on New York su...
Former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison. January 29, 2025 5:13pm EST Trump's update on NJ drones: 'This was not the enemy' President Donald Trump's administration has released an update on the mysterious drones spotted flying over New Jersey...
New York’s governor has ordered more than a dozen prison staffers to be fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month. Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Saturday that she has directed the state’s corrections department commissioner to begin the process of terminating 14 ...
Strike two is New York,” his newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi said at a high-drama news conference Wednesday. “And if you are a state not complying with federal law, you’re next.” Bondi announced the Trump Department of Justice would sue the Empire State and Gov. Kathy Hochu...