corrections officers

Former village of Dannemora Mayor Richard Scholl has been charged with falsifying time sheets so that corrections officers could claim they were village employees and receive greater benefits form the state retirement system.

On the anniversary of Robert Brooks' death, advocates in Albany called on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign an Omnibus Prison Reform package.

(Airs 03/21/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: After New York State recently fired some 2,000 correctional officers for not returning to work following an unsanctioned strike, we’ll take a look at the Taylor Law, state Republicans say they’re feeling bullish about their chances of winning statewide office next year, and we’ll report on the lasting impacts of COVID-19 on education.

More than 10,000 corrections officers at prisons across New York are back on the job after a three-week strike.

As corrections officers across New York remain on strike, a State Assemblyman who is running for Congress is standing behind them.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul says she will deploy the state National Guard to correctional facilities on Wednesday if corrections officers continue an unauthorized strike.

New York elected officials are protesting the coming closure of the Great Meadow Correctional Facility.

Two former New York state correction officers have been convicted of beating an inmate at a correctional facility in Fishkill and falsifying records.Kathy…

Five former correction officers have been charged with beating an inmate and covering it up. The charges stem from an incident at the Downstate…