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

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.

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.

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

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

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 ...

In the wake of Robert Brooks’ death at the hands of corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility late last year, lawmakers in Albany are now set to approve a new omnibus bill meant to increase ...

A total of 21 workers at Marcy and Mid-State correctional facilities face charges of murder, manslaughter and other offenses in the deaths of 43-year-old Robert Brooks and 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi.

A total of 21 workers at Marcy and Mid-State correctional facilities face charges of murder, manslaughter and other offenses in the deaths of 43-year-old Robert Brooks and 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi.

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 ...

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, ...