The corrections officers involved in the death of inmate Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility on Dec. 9 have ...

In 2022, a prison watchdog agency made a routine visit to Mid-State Correctional Facility in the Town of Marcy. The Correctional Association of New York, or CAN ...

Kathy Hochul submitted amendments to the proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year on February 20. The governor proposed several changes for state-run prisons, including body cams for corrections ...

Hochul is also adding language to her proposed budget that would codify into law the state’s policy requiring body cameras to be worn by correction officers at state prisons. Cameras have not ...

Iroquois Pipeline project expansion runs counter to the state's energy goals and its commitment to environmental justice.

New York State’s corrections department is struggling to keep striking officers on the job, as it grapples with the fallout ...

After Robert Brooks' death in December, Gov. Kathy Hochul said officers had been ordered to activate their cameras when ...

Shortly after the footage came to life, Hochul mandated the use of body-worn cameras, expanded whistleblower hotlines, and brought in outside experts for a systemwide culture review. Since Robert ...

Kathy Hochul says that corrections officers who beat Marcy Correctional Facility inmate Robert Brooks have been charged with murder and are being arrested. Body cameras worn by corrections ...

Hochul said Nantwi's death is a "reminder of the need for real systemic change," noting she mandated the use of body-worn cameras, expanded whistleblower hotlines and brought in outside experts to ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed a series of initiatives to reform prisons as part of her budget. It includes requiring body worn cameras to be used at all times and creating a prison oversight board.