COs for weeks have quietly expressed a lack of trust in the union, saying they have felt union leaders have not committed to pushing state leaders to take violence issues in the prisons more ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Department of Corrections has named the two state prisons that it would close as part of efficiency efforts in the 2025-26 budget year. The recommendation from the state ...

The strike prompted Hochul to send about 7,000 National Guard troops to stabilize the state's prisons. As weeks passed without a deal, 20 officers were fired and 5,200 guards were told their ...

ALBANY — State Corrections Commissioner Daniel F. Martuscello III said Monday that the 22-day strike at prisons statewide is over, but that more than 2,000 correction officers who refused to ...

Nationwide, 27 states use private prisons, primarily in the South and West, to manage both state and federal offenders. A recent study shows Tennessee has among the highest percentage of prisoners ...