New York State Corrections

A former teacher has been arrested after she allegedly had a sexual relationship with an incarcerated person while working at the Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Ulster County, NY.

New York State has announced that it will shut down another prison early next year.

The New York State Police have announced that a 55-year-old Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) employee has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at a New York Prison.

Nineteen former correction officers have filed a federal class-action lawsuit accusing New York State of firing them during their legally protected medical and family leave.

A 28-year-old corrections officer was busted smuggling cell phones into Eastern Correctional Facility in Napanoch, New York.

New York State lawmakers have announced their new plan to address the statewide shortage of corrections officers.

A violent altercation involving 20 incarcerated individuals erupted at an area correctional facility last weekend, injuring six officers.

New York State has plans to release a select number of incarcerated individuals early due to staffing shortages at prisons statewide.

County officials in Upstate New York have issued a statement stating that it's open to hiring New York correction officers who were fired during the statewide strike in February and March.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order that will prohibit all prison guards who participated in the recent strike from working for New York State ever again!