imprisonment and detention

State Sen. George Borrello called the governor's executive order banning more than 2,000 fired prison guards from being hired for other state jobs "no...

The Allegany County Sheriff's Office stands with the men and women of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). ...

Recent statements put out by our elected representatives have left me feeling disheartened, as it seems that our representatives in Albany are upset t...

A wildcat strike by New York state prison guards stretched into a third week Monday, prompting officials to start firing workers for failing to abide ...

A tentative agreement has been reached to end a wildcat strike that has disrupted the state's prison system for more than a week — causing Gov. Kathy ...

COXSACKIE — A 61-year-old inmate died over the weekend at one of the New York prisons where National Guard troops were deployed to replace corrections...

OLEAN —The African American Center for Cultural Development is hosting events to mark Black History Month. On Sunday at 2 p.m., the documentary "13th"...

ALFRED — Two Alfred University librarians have received a prestigious award from the South Central Regional Library Council for their research into th...

Violence in state prisons has reached another record high, and there are no signs this growing crisis will slow down anytime soon. Inmate-on-inmate as...

As a criminal defense attorney for more than 40 years, I am compelled to respond to the piece submitted to the Times Herald by state Sen. Tom O’Mara a...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County legislators are making known their dissatisfaction with New York state concerning the release of Edward Kindt follo...

State Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Joseph Giglio condemned the decision to release Edward Kindt following two parole violations, blasting Admi...

Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Joseph Giglio both blasted what they call New York state’s “pro-criminal” Board of Parole upon learning that conv...

ALBANY (TNS) — The Hochul administration will close two upstate New York maximum security prisons citing a continuing overall drop in the incarcerated...

State Sens. George Borrello and Tom O’Mara and Assemblyman Joseph Giglio joined with Republican lawmakers in New York in highlighting what they see as...