At least 9 NY state prison employees to be charged in death of inmate Robert Brooks, source says
At least nine prison employees will be charged next week in sealed indictments issued by a grand jury in the death of inmate Robert Brooks, according to a source familiar with the case. The ...
New York lawmakers question the corrections commissioner on staffing levels in prisons
"The staffing issue in the Department of Corrections is the number one issue in the state of New York of any agency we have," said NYS Sen. Robert Rolison (R-39th District), while questioning NYDOCCS ...
Illinois data shows inmates with violent records from shuttered prison sent to medium-security sites
When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...
NY prison still on lockdown as guards retake control of dorms from inmates, search cell blocks
Everyone is safe, one officer sustained a minor injury and returned to duty,” the state Department of Corrections said.
Long Island hospitals had complaints against ex-urologist Darius Paduch a decade before sex-abuse conviction, court records show
At least 800 lawsuits have been filed by alleged victims against two hospitals where the former doctor worked.
New York state prison placed on lockdown after inmates take over, injure three corrections officers
A New York state prison was placed on lockdown after inmates took over and injured three guards, just days after staffing ...
NY prison on lockdown after uprising inmates injure multiple guards, take control of dorms — days after complaints on staffing
The rebellion at Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County began around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, a union rep said.
How Marcy body cameras turned a secret assault into a reckoning at NY prisons
None of the prison officers appeared to know their body cameras would passively record a vicious beating that led to the death of Robert Brooks.
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Pennsylvania Department of Corrections recommends closure of state prison, boot camp
The Department of Corrections also wants to shut down two state-run Community Corrections Centers, one of which is in Berks ...
Correctional officers struggling with PTSD could be provided coverage under new bill
A new bill, HB 1070, would help correctional officers access the same services as firefighters and law enforcement.
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Four staff at HMP Liverpool hospitalised after assaults
The Prison Officers Association have said that four staff from HMP Liverpool ended up in hospital after being assaulted ...