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Court temporarily reverses suspension of solitary confinement law in NY prisons
In a court order this week, Judge Daniel Lynch wrote that the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ...
3rd corrections officer pleads guilty in fatal inmate beating at Central NY prison
Utica, N.Y. — A third New York state corrections officer has pleaded guilty in connection with the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this year at a Central New York prison. The corrections officer, ...
Judge overturns HALT Act suspensions in New York prisons
During the strikes, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) asked Governor ...
New York courts bolster limits on solitary confinement in state, city prisons in separate rulings
A Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruled that New York City Mayor Eric Adams' emergency orders suspending the HALT Act were ...
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Mid-State officer admits to lying on paperwork to cover up inmate beating, avoids prison but must resign
One of the correction officers indicted related to the beating death of an inmate at the Mid-State Correctional Facility has admitted to his role in the cover-up. Nicholas ...
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Court documents reveal details of Marcy inmate's death
New court documents provide more details into the death of inmate Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility, who was allegedly killed by multiple correction officers, officials said. In the ...