A New York state prison was placed on lockdown after inmates took over and injured three guards, just days after staffing ...

The Department of Correction took heat from an oversight board for quietly creating a new Rikers high-security unit that may ...

The New York City Department of Correction is hiring for multiple positions, including non-uniform opportunities in ...

Leaders of the union representing thousands of N.Y. correction officers issued a vote of "no confidence" this week for ...

A Rikers Island correction officer suffered bleeding on the brain and underwent emergency surgery after she was struck in the ...

Robert Ray, who allegedly punched Correction Officer Shamika Mitchell in the face on Rikers Island, is in jail for allegedly punching an MTA station agent, also a woman, in the face.

Steve Coleman was kept for 21 months after his parole date because the state could not find a nursing home placement.

The lockdown took place at Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County, with the incident beginning around 1 a.m.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said authorities should now move quickly and pursue criminal charges against those responsible for ...

Teen pleads guilty to murder: A teenager admitted Thursday that he fatally shot 15-year-old Alexcia “Lexi” Lynch last summer ...

The building, with “Statue of Liberty views,” will house low-income residents and formerly incarcerated individuals.