He speaks about the history of the US jail system, how Rikers Island came to be, and the need for reform. He also addresses myths about Rikers being a prison ... Immunity in NY and #FixThe13thNY ...

A state prison was locked down after uprising inmates injured three guards and took control of three dorms — days after the state’s Department of Corrections head complained about staffing ...

1, records show. More on death of inmate at Marcy prison 10th guard charged in fatal beating of Robert Brooks at Central NY prison Key video of corrections officers beating Robert Brooks to death ...

Albany, N.Y. — More than 6,500 National Guard personnel were on duty Monday to help run the New York state prison system as ... Tuesday morning. A Long Island-based mediator, Martin Scheinman ...

4 in an unprovoked Harlem attack by a rampaging gang of 30 ATV and dirt bike riders. His assailants sped ... life around after serving four years in prison for assault, working as a case manager ...