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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...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Portville woman was among 39 Americans receiving pardons from President Joe Biden, who is also commuting the sentences of roughly ...

Cattaraugus County Acting Sheriff Eric Butler collected more endorsements this past week in his bid to be elected sheriff on Tuesday. Former Sheriff T...

Regarding a recent letter to the editor, “Voting for Principles Not for Party,” by Thomas P. Enright in the Oct. 8 edition of the Times Herald, Mr. En...

As acting sheriff of Cattaraugus County, Eric Butler said it’s been “super humbling” to see the string of endorsements from law enforcement unions and...

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

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s administration paid $495,000 in a sex-discrimination legal settlement that relocated a transgender inmate from a men’s to a ...

The Cattaraugus County district attorney supports the acting county sheriff’s stated intention to work with federal authorities to get more drug deale...

It is with pleasure that I provide this letter of recommendation in support of Denny Whitmore’s candidacy for Cattaraugus County sheriff. Our work tog...

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — Five civil counts were filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court against Potter County, Potter County Jail employees and UPMC...

State Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Joseph Giglio were joined by legislative colleagues and law enforcement and correctional officers Thursday ...

The Cattaraugus County Democratic Committee unanimously endorsed Denny J. “DJ” Whitmore of Little Valley, a former correctional officer, educator and ...

LITTLE VALLEY — County lawmakers have condemned the New York State Board of Parole, Gov. Kathy Hochul and other state officials for their role in Edwa...

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...

LITTLE VALLEY — A 41-year-old Machias man was sentenced in Cattaraugus County Court to two to four years in a state correctional facility on charges t...

ALBANY — Black and Hispanic people incarcerated in New York state prisons are more likely than white people to face further punishment once they wind ...

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...