New York corrections officers charged in beating death of handcuffed inmate
Ten former New York corrections employees have been indicted in the death of Robert Brooks, according to an indictment ...
New York inmate dies in prison as guards continue strike deemed illegal under state law
An inmate died in a New York prison as guards at prisons across the state continue their strike, which union officials acknowledge violates a state law.
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New York Assemblymember Matt Simpson among Republicans calling for repeal of HALT Act as prison strikes continue
But a joint statement issued Sunday by Senators James Skoufis, Pete Harckham, Michelle Hinchey and Rachel May calling for ...
New York officers in beating of Robert Brooks Sr. indicted for murder by grand jury
A New York grand jury indicted officers involved in the beating death of inmate Robert Brooks Sr. at Marcy Correctional ...
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Inmate found dead at Auburn prison as unrest grips New York’s prison system
An inmate at Auburn Correctional Facility was found dead in his cell Saturday morning, marking another crisis point in New ...
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New York State Corrections buses in Cayuga County lit on fire and vandalized
The New York State Police were called to a vandalism of buses belonging to the New York State Department of Corrections and ...
Some New York prison guards charged in beating death of handcuffed inmate appear in court
Prosecutors investigating the death of a handcuffed man who was punched and roughed up by guards in an upstate New York ...
A judge sentenced a New York man to 5 life terms, but changed his mind 27 years later
Walter "King Tut" Johnson was sentenced to five life terms in 1997 by a judge who later released him from prison after 27 ...