Correctional Management

The money "will enable the complete closure" of the state's only women's prison

About 181,500 veterans are incarcerated and make up about 8% of the state prison population and 5% of the federal prison population

The analysis also found inmate killings continued at high rates, with 30 homicides in 2022, the same number as in each of the previous two years

The reversal comes one day after the county had rejected a plea from Prison Law Office advocates to provide warmer clothing

A deputy and two officers were killed and several others wounded in the deadliest single day for law enforcement in the state since 1923

19-year-olds can join at a salary of up to $68K with a $2,500 signing bonus and become eligible for the state's 100% tuition reimbursement program

Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley says he won't move inmates until a feasibility study has been done

The therapists serving Schenectady County have backgrounds in trauma, and insurance is not required

The investigation was opened after deaths in county jails hit a two-decade high last year and other allegations of excessive use of force surfaced

A Luzerne County Correctional Facility lieutenant says COs need more training on how to recognize inmates at risk

"His messaging has ... impaired some of the respect our staff get out in the jails from their DOC staff colleagues," Amanda Masters said

ADOC commissioner gave update on state's plans to build two prisons, as well as the agency's severe staffing issue

State officials said it's time to ban the detention of youths who are charged with minor status offenses and Class B misdemeanors

The bill would have created a committee consisting of four state legislators and 11 private citizens to monitor the agency

The legislation would create oversight of the board without taking away its independent decision making process