New York state prison placed on lockdown after inmates take over, injure three corrections officers
A New York state prison was placed on lockdown after inmates took over and injured three guards, just days after staffing ...
104 year-old woman granted birthday wish and taken to New York prison
A care home resident has been taken to the local prison in the state of New York, as part of her 104th birthday wish.
This week in Philly history, ‘Slick Willie’ Sutton escapes — on his sixth try — from a Philadelphia prison
Slick Willie” Sutton climbed over the castle-like walls of the old Holmesburg prison, marking his first successful escape ...
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 ...
Man sentenced to 18 months for smuggling in New York
Authorities announced, 41-year-old Diego Guisao-Zapata was sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling and conspiracy to ...
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 ...
Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County, New York, remains under lockdown following inmate incident
The lockdown took place at Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County, with the incident beginning around 1 a.m.
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Top Judge Favors a Second Chance for Those Languishing in Prison
“No prosecutor, jury, legislator or executive branch official imposed a prison sentence. Everyone sentenced to a New York prison was sentenced by a judge of the Unified Court System.” New York ...
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New York lawmakers push prison reform after inmate death
The death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility has prompted legislative efforts to reform New York’s prison ...
NY prison still on lockdown as guards retake control of dorms from inmates, search cell blocks
Everyone is safe, one officer sustained a minor injury and returned to duty,” the state Department of Corrections said.
At least 9 NY state prison employees to be charged in death of inmate Robert Brooks, source says
At least nine prison employees will be charged next week in sealed indictments issued by a grand jury in the death of inmate Robert Brooks, according to a source familiar with the case. The ...