Amid a correction officer strike, Gov. Kathy Hochul has amended her 2025-26 state budget proposal to include the closure of up to five prisons.
In our opinion, Gov. Kathy Hochul took the wrong first step when prison workers went on strike Monday in Collins, Brocton and more than two dozen other state prisons. Because the governor didn’t ...
The correction officers strike against prisons managed by the New York State Department of Corrections is nearing a week in duration, is showing no signs of an end and is putting pressure on more than ...
Corrections officers at DOCCS facilities across New York state are on strike. The National Guard has been activated and ...
The proposals came as Hochul continued to face widespread strikes from correction officers across the state Friday.
The fire of protesters’ resolve burned another day, despite the Governor’s orders for them to return to work by the heat of ...
The new prison cuts shocked state lawmakers, some of whom are fielding calls from frightened and furious corrections officers and families of prisoners.
It's been 24 hours since Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order deploying the National Guard to the majority of New York ...
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the head of the state corrections department are trying to use a combination of carrots and sticks to ...
In a demonstration of solidarity with striking correctional officers at Auburn Correctional Facility, Assemblymen Jeff ...
Inmates at the Groveland Correctional Facility spoke out Friday for the first time since their corrections officers went on ...
Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday (Feb. 19) she would call in the New York National Guard if wildcat strikes by state ...