The Legislature did its job passing changes in the wake of two killings; the governor needs to act with speed to make them ...

A former prison guard has pleaded guilty to submitting a false form in the beating death of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility, according to our Utica NBC affiliate.

It comes more than six months after Robert L. Brooks died at Marcy Correctional Facility following a brutal beating from correction officers, some of whom now face murder charges.

In a court order this week, Judge Daniel Lynch wrote that the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ...

After homicides behind bars and strikes by guards, Gov. Kathy Hochul made changes to New York’s budget. That did not satisfy ...

Utica, N.Y. — A third New York state corrections officer has pleaded guilty in connection with the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this year at a Central New York prison. The corrections officer, ...

ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Four former correction officers from Marcy Correctional Facility charged in the December 2024 death of Robert Brooks are in court for pre-trial proceedings Wednesday.

A New York City law firm has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Messian Nantwi, the 22-year-old Mid-State ...

The family of an inmate who died after being beaten at Mid-State Correctional Facility, in March, filed a federal lawsuit ...

The New York State Legislature passed a package of prison reforms on the last day of the legislative session, sending the bills to the governor’s desk. However, the governor has not indicated if she ...

Anthony Farina is one of ten former staff members at Marcy Correctional Facility charged in connection with Brooks' death. He last appeared in court on May 13, when he rejected a plea deal and ...