prisons

The states of California, Ohio and Texas are already releasing some prisoners to prevent a major outbreak in their prisons.

"It is wrong for New York State to have prisoners do those types of labor, because they're getting paid slave wages."

Among other things, the measures would impose longer sentences for assaulting guards, and punish inmates for a broader range of crimes.

Union leaders interpreted Corrections Secretary John Wetzel’s quiet aside at a prison closure hearing as dismissive.

The alleged perpetrators were onetime Pennsylvania state inmates out on parole. And in a commonwealth that has been working systematically to get people out of prison, that prompted concern.

Starting this week, people incarcerated in state prisons can receive photo books--the kind that can be designed and ordered online.

“I know from my experience we still have facilities that are double-bunked all over the state and that creates an unsafe situation."

The ACLU first sued in 2015, when they say some people deemed unfit for trial were stuck in county facilities for over a year.

Dr. Homer Venters describes a number of traumatic outcomes related to subpar medical care inside the New York City jail complex, including the death of a man who was denied insulin during intake.

Three weeks ago, the state prison system settled a lawsuit brought by the ACLU and other groups who said the Department of Corrections was violating inmates' constitutional rights by making copies of legal mail.