From being forced to break fast outside of the permitted hours to not being able to congregate for Eid al-Fitr, the ...

The quality of life afforded the state’s prisoners is a perennial concern for families, human rights advocates and workers ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) is hosting a job fair with the goal of filling several positions at SCI Albion, 10745 Route 18, Tuesday from noon to 6 p.m. SCI Albion is hiring for ...

A Washington man convicted of attempted homicide in a botched execution-style shooting in 2017 was sentenced for a third time Wednesday after a state appellate court vacated his previous two prison ...

Last year, the DOC lowered the minimum age requirement for corrections officer trainee positions to 18. Previously, the age ...

Corrections officers at Cayuga Correctional Facility in Moravia joined hundreds of others in protest earlier this month in the wake of state investigations into allegations of unlawful use of ...

Correction workers across the state are protesting what they say are unsafe working conditions. The latest: Tentative deal reached in N.Y. prison strike, but officers must agree Background ...

The New York state prison system is teetering on disaster as guards have staged an unsanctioned wildcat strike at almost all of its 42 facilities. Governor Kathy Hochul has deployed the National Guard ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing that up to five more New York state prisons be closed — in what critics are calling a negotiating tactic in her ongoing battle with corrections officers who are ...

He thanked the Harrisburg city council for turning down an offer from the state Dept. of Corrections to connect to the city’s water system. “I hope we can just stop this thing dead in its ...

But picking a fight with organized labor could have political consequences for the governor. Acting State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III threw ...

Dozens of corrections facilities across New York state have ceased visits as the safety of personnel grow after another riot erupted inside an upstate prison. "Visitation in all DOCCS facilities ...