While an official cause of death had not been released as of Wednesday, March 5, an inmate at the facility told Albany station WRGB that Nantwi was severely beaten by CERT (Correctional Emergency ...

The strike and the state’s response have exacerbated the already brutal conditions in the state prison system.

OGDENSBURG -- New York Corrections Emergency Response Teams (CERT) were called in to restore order to out-of-control inmates at Riverview Correctional Facility early Thursday morning. Ogdensburg City ...

The death of Messiah Nantwi reveals that correction officers continue to ignore regulations on the use of body-worn cameras.

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is investigating an incident at the Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County. Shortly past noon on Wednesday ...

Shortly past noon on Wednesday, Correctional Emergency Response Teams (CERT) — made up of officers from several other prisons across the state — arrived, with some of them double-timing toward ...

In a new statement on Tuesday night, New York Department of Corrections Commissioner Thomas Martuscello III says thoughts and ...

the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association. The Auburn and Attica CERT teams– like SWAT teams– were activated. Union leaders say they have been asking for changes ...

The New York State Attorney General's Office is recusing itself from yet another investigation into an inmate death. Onondaga ...