Gov. Kathy Hochul to push for prison reform after death of inmate
Her proposals include a new unit called The Future of Prisons in New York State that would create a strategy for safer ...
Death of New York man beaten by prison guards ruled a homicide in autopsy report, lawyers say
Lawyers say the death of a handcuffed man who was pummeled by New York prison guards was ruled a homicide in an autopsy ...
Death of inmate Robert Brooks, who was beaten by New York prison guards, ruled a homicide
The autopsy reported that Brooks died from “compression of the neck and multiple blunt-impact injuries,” a family lawyer said ...
Death of inmate at upstate New York prison following beating ruled a homide
An autopsy report has ruled Robert L. Brooks' death as a homicide. The cause of death is listed as "compression of the neck and multiple blunt impact injuries." ...
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Old Prisons Are Being Converted Into Stylish Apartments (Really)
Susana Raab for The New York Times In New York State alone, the inmate population ... And then there’s the question of the prison’s history. “They do executions on site; they have for ...
Old prisons are being converted into stylish apartments (really)
The number of incarcerated people nationwide has declined, and almost 200 correctional facilities have closed in the past 20 ...
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Families of 2 New York inmates who died after injuries suffered in prison join Syracuse rally demanding changes
to demand changes in New York state’s prisons. The rally featured over 10 speakers, most of who either had loved ones in the state corrections system or had been incarcerated themselves.
Years after unconvincing plea for release, killer of Staten Island man reappears before parole board
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York State Board of Parole has once again denied early release for a Staten Island man ...
Protesters call for murder charges in fatal beating of Robert Brooks at Central NY prison
Dozens of protesters called Thursday afternoon for murder charges against corrections officers involved in the fatal December beating of an inmate in a Central New York prison. The protesters stood in ...
Why an undocumented immigrant's criminal history in CNY has no bearing on immigration case
The Department of Justice under President Donald Trump is contemplating filing charges against Tompkins County Sheriff Derek ...
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45 years later: Revisiting the deadly New Mexico prison riot
Smoke billowed from the windows of part of the prison as burn ... Directly responsible for what will happen at the state penitentiary is the new warden, Harvey Winans, who has only been on ...