The Legislature did its job passing changes in the wake of two killings; the governor needs to act with speed to make them ...

In a court order this week, Judge Daniel Lynch wrote that the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ...

A former prison guard has pleaded guilty to submitting a false form in the beating death of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility, according to our Utica NBC affiliate.

It comes more than six months after Robert L. Brooks died at Marcy Correctional Facility following a brutal beating from correction officers, some of whom now face murder charges.

After homicides behind bars and strikes by guards, Gov. Kathy Hochul made changes to New York’s budget. That did not satisfy ...

Utica, N.Y. — A third New York state corrections officer has pleaded guilty in connection with the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this year at a Central New York prison. The corrections officer, ...

Anthony Farina is one of ten former staff members at Marcy Correctional Facility charged in connection with Brooks' death. He last appeared in court on May 13, when he rejected a plea deal and ...

ONEIDA COUNTY, NY (WRGB) — Four former correction officers appeared in court Thursday in connection with the death of Mid-State Correctional Facility inmate Messiah Nantwi. The officers, former ...

By Benjamin Oreskes Reporting from the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y. The close of New York State’s legislative session in June is typically a sprint to pass long-considered bills before lawmakers ...

Marcy, N.Y. — State prison officials have replaced the superintendent at a Central New York prison where guards fatally beat ...

Robert Brooks, an inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility in New York is seen bloodied as correctional officers detain him in prison on Dec. 9, 2024.