News, NY State News
Aug 12, 2022
ALBANY — New York has amended several state laws to remove the word “inmate” and replace it with “incarcerated person” to refer to people serving pris...
News, Western New York
Aug 02, 2022
ALBANY — New York authorities have lifted a ban that had stopped state prison inmates from reading a book about the 1971 Attica Correctional Facility ...
News, Western New York
Sep 09, 2021
BUFFALO — Fifty years after the revolt at the Attica Correctional Facility, unanswered questions still bother those touched by what remains the nation...
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May 11, 2021
ALBANY (TNS) — The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association filed a federal lawsuit Friday that seeks to overturn a new ...
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May 04, 2021
More than 200 employees of FCI-McKean have filed suit against the federal government, demanding back pay for overtime and hazardous duty for prison co...
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May 04, 2021
NEW YORK — Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been released from a federal prison on furlough while he awaits potential placement to ...
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Apr 01, 2021
ALBANY — Following a years-long push, New York is limiting the use of solitary confinement in state and local correctional facilities and banning the ...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Mar 26, 2021
Assemblyman Joseph Giglio and Assembly Minority Conference members have sent an analysis to the Cuomo administration outlining detrimental impacts clo...
Local Columnists, New York
Feb 25, 2021
SYRACUSE (TNS) — There is an old saying, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” This year, the New York state Legislature is considering a ...
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Feb 04, 2021
ALBANY (TNS) — Downstate attorneys and legal experts are suing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state health commissioner Howard Zucker for their failure to incl...
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Feb 03, 2021
MARCY (TNS) — Thousands of inmates in New York’s prisons have yet to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, despite outbreaks and federal guidance that urges ...
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Dec 31, 2020
ALBANY — New York suspended visits to state prisons starting Wednesday because of a rise in coronavirus cases among inmates and staff and in surroundi...
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Dec 07, 2020
ALBANY (TNS) — While fewer parole decisions have been issued during the coronavirus pandemic, state officials say the decline is part of a larger tren...
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Nov 29, 2020
ALBANY (TNS) — Reducing the use of solitary confinement in prisons could saveNew Yorkand its localities $132 million annually over the next 10 years, ...
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Oct 30, 2020
ALBANY — The Cuomo administration has released nearly 800 parole violators and more than 2,200 felons convicted of non-violent crimes from state priso...
Local News, News
Oct 19, 2020
From a campaign stop for governor to needed men for war and peace, from a 50-year-old cold case to fighting for the local crime lab, here’s a look bac...
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Sep 28, 2020
From getting through Ellis Island to Olean to one last war drive, from helping get POWs freed to not looking far for a bomb threat caller, here’s a lo...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Jun 09, 2020
LITTLE VALLEY — After a Cattaraugus County Jail inmate tested positive for COVID-19 late last month, tests were offered to all inmates and corrections...
Local News, News
June 14, 2025
OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
