The embattled prison chief took an optimistic tack, but family members of those killed by prison guards have little faith that reforms will be meaningful.

A New York corrections officer indicted in the beating death of inmate Robert Brooks admitted in court he cleaned up the ...

Some provisions will apply to younger guards, including the prohibition on having or using firearms or transporting inmates outside of prisons.

Kathy Hochul ... bills this week. Hochul floated the possibility of the Legislature returning later this year to respond to federal funding cuts. Government reporter Robert Harding can be reached ...

New York’s enacted budget for fiscal year 2025 includes several reforms for state prisons and correction staff.

Following the deaths of state prison inmates Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi ... Inside the split between Kathy Hochul and Antonio Delgado ...

New York is set to lower the minimum hiring age for prison guards from 21 to 18. The shortage of corrections officers was ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday dismissed Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik’s possible 2026 gubernatorial run, boldly declaring: “Bring it on.” The Democratic governor was adamant she wasn’t ...

Brooks’ son Robert Brooks Jr., who was at the hearing ... The beating drew widespread condemnation and calls for reforms. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who said she was “outraged and horrified” by the videos, ...

Kathy Hochul’s proposal to allow 18-year ... is recruiting new officers following the brutality linked deaths of Robert Brooks, 43, in Marcy Correctional Facility on Dec. 10, and Messiah Nantwi ...

Kathy Hochul’s (D-NY) resume and why it makes her the “worst governor in America.” Stefanik specifically expressed frustration with New York being the “highest tax state” within the ...