Two brutal killings, less than three months apart, in New York State’s prison system raised troubling questions: Had other ...

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state prison guard was found guilty of murder Monday in the death of an inmate who was beaten while handcuffed, while two other guards were acquitted for their ...

A judge has approved the death sentence for a man convicted of killing a prison guard in Somerset County. Sgt. Mark Baserman, 61, was punched repeatedly and kicked in the head in 2018 by inmate Paul ...

A federal judge took the rare step last week of concluding an incarcerated, self-represented plaintiff should be compensated $10,000 by the U.S. government for a prison guard’s unwarranted use of ...

Prison Guard Murder Conviction Highlights Need for Large-Scale Reform In response to the Oct. 20 verdict finding a state corrections officer guilty of murder and other related incidents, trial ...

State prison guards say they are doing so because their jobs have become more dangerous. A New York Times analysis points to a different reality. By Bianca Pallaro and Jan Ransom New York State prison ...

Utica, N.Y. — Four state corrections officers pleaded guilty Monday in a Utica courtroom in the fatal beating of an inmate last year at a Central New York prison. The corrections officers had been ...

UTICA, N.Y. — Deliberations will continue Monday in the trial of three former prison guards charged with second-degree murder in the death of Robert Brooks. Thursday marked the first full day of ...