An Atlanta man and a 17-year-old from central Georgia are facing charges after deputies say they tried sneaking contraband ...

The original indictment accused them of "punching and kicking" an inmate in their custody. The new charges against them ...

The state is morally and legally responsible for the safety of all people in their care. Instead of protecting these women, ...

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Debates over President Donald Trump’s hardline migration policies are focused on the Venezuelan gang ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul said that early reports suggested “extremely disturbing conduct” leading to the death of Messiah Nantwi, 22, in an upstate prison.

Albany, N.Y. — Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick was appointed Thursday as a special prosecutor to ...

Justin Nordine, a former certified General Motors autotech, is now working to get his life back on track after serving time ...

Inmates said he was viciously beaten by prison guards. By Jan Ransom The State Police are investigating the death of a prisoner over the weekend in a facility near the central New York prison ...

Utica, N.Y. — Two top New York state prison officials were talking late last year about an investigation into an inmate’s death days earlier at a Central New York prison. Then a thought came ...

A "suspicious substance" discovered Tuesday at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution in Madras caused a staff member to be briefly hospitalized, according to the Oregon Department of Corrections.