New York state prisons will release some inmates early because the system does not have enough corrections officers.

New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner Daniel Martuscello announced in a memorandum that ...

New York state prisons will release some inmates early due to a shortage of corrections officers following the recent strike and firings.

Those guilty of class B-E violent felonies, sex offenses, and an array of other crimes will not be eligible, though Martuscello warned he expected a "large number" of inmates to qualify.

Facing a severe staffing shortage worsened by a recent strike and mass firings, New York will begin granting early release to ...

New York officials have begun firing state prison guards who failed to abide by a deal to end their illegal labor strike, which has now extended into a third week. The state's homeland security ...

New York State plans to release certain incarcerated individuals early under a new initiative aimed at alleviating staffing ...

Opinion: Pace University professor Michael Mushlin says New York state prison systems need to reevaluate prison environments ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A strike that paralyzed New York's prison system for three weeks ended Monday with most workers returning to their jobs and state officials firing about 2,000 holdouts who ...

Nantwi’s death comes less than two weeks after six New York prison workers were charged with ... scrutiny comes amid a widescale, weeks-long strike by corrections officers in New York State.

More than 2,000 prison guards were fired on Monday for not returning to work after a weekslong strike that violated a state law prohibiting strikes by most public employees.

New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state's correctional system, but said enough officers had come ...