Half of Hawaii inmates leave prison without the IDs they need to start over
Simoné Nanilei Kamaunu left prison in 2022 with a $500 check and no way to cash it. She’d lost her social security card ...
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New Report Details Crumbling Prisons in St. Cloud, Stillwater
ST. PAUL ( WJON News) -- A new report from the Minnesota Office of the Ombuds for Corrections is recommending the residential units at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud either be ...
Gray urges Hochul to suspend HALT Act for 30 days
Following an inmate uprising at Riverview Correctional Facility Thursday, Assemblyman Scott Gray, R-Watertown, has called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to suspend the HALT Act for a month in an effort to ...
Prison strikes, protests continue across New York: What corrections officers say needs to change
Corrections officers are protesting — and in some areas, holding unsanctioned strikes — as current and former COs seek to bring attention to what they say are unfair working conditions and restrictive ...
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North Country state reps on site at Riverview Correctional in Ogdensburg
State Senator Mark Walczyk and Assemblyman Scott Gray are on site at Riverview Correctional Facility as protests for safer working conditions enters day four. Gray told North ...
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Unrest in Ogdensburg, Malone prisons as officers and advocates trade blame
Riverview and Bare Hill prisons experienced unrest Wednesday night and Thursday morning as corrections officers continue to ...
Inmate uprising at Riverview as NY prison strikes enter 4th day
Correction officers retreated from inmate dorms at Riverview Correctional Facility in St. Lawrence County early Thursday ...
Tensions mount as lawmakers visit prisons
State Assemblyman D. Billy Jones says a resolution to the statewide correction officer wildcat strike must be found soon or the situation could escalate. “These officers are concerned about security, ...
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Wives take the line to support corrections officers
While tensions seemed to have cooled inside Riverview Correctional Facility in Ogdensburg, nearby a crowd of protesters ...
Inmates takeover another New York prison, all visits canceled day after Gov. Hochul deploys National Guard
Dozens of correctional facilities canceled prison visits one day after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order ...
Six officers charged with murder in inmate’s beating death as prison guards strike continues
The indictment alleges the officers beat the shackled Robert Brooks, 39, twice on the way to Marcy Correctional Facility, ...
As NY prison guard strike continues, visitation is canceled in all facilities
As NY state prison guards are on strike​, all visitations are canceled at facilities statewide, the Department of Corrections ...