Buna man sentenced to 20 years in prison for tampering with a corpse after lengthy investigation
Colby Hunter Tatom was arrested after a two-year long investigation in connection to the disappearance and murder of Cristi ...
CT Inspector General closes probe into 2024 death of Bridgeport Correctional Center inmate
Connecticut's Inspector General said an investigation into Steven Bailey's death was complete, since the man's cellmate has ...
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New York fires 2K prison officers who refused to return to work after strike
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 ...
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Hochul: Fired prison officers will not 'ever' work for NY again
Kathy Hochul requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to report those officers to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services as having been removed from their positio ...
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Gov. Hochul blocks fired corrections officers from state and law enforcement jobs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Governor Kathy Hochul is issuing an executive order to prevent other state agencies from hiring former corrections officers who were fired for their involvement in the illegal ...
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20 people charged after three inmates die in Ely State Prison fight
CARSON CITY (KTNV) — Over a dozen people are now facing charges after three inmates were killed in a prison brawl at Ely State Prison. The incident happened on July 30, 2024. According to the ...
Los Angeles Times21d
‘Surge’ of violence prompts crackdown in California prison system, officials say
March 9, 2025 Authorities didn’t say for how long visiting, phone use and other privileges would be restricted on high-security yards at Calipatria State Prison, Centinela State Prison ...
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Assembly and state Senate release ‘one-house’ state budget proposals
The state Senate and Assembly released their one-house rebuttals to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget proposal, enabling official negotiations on this year’s state budget to begin in earnest. State ...
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DOCCS says strike is over, announces termination of 2,000 employees who walked out
ALBANY – The head of New York’s state prison system on Monday evening declared the end of a three-week unsanctioned correction officer strike – along with the termination of more than 2,000 ...
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Longest-running prison strike in New York state history is over, commissioner says
Albany, N.Y. — New York’s prison chief declared Monday evening that the longest-running strike by prison employees in state history has ended. More than 10,000 employees are now available to ...
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New York State fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike
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 ...
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New rules for inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison high-security areas
A slew of recent violence in state prisons is bringing new rules to inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Now ...