The beatings and subsequent deaths of prisoners Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi sparked outrage in Oneida County. Here is where the cases stand.

FILE - This image provided by the New York State Attorney General office shows body camera footage of correction officers beating a handcuffed man, Robert Brooks, at the Marcy Correctional ...

Brooks died after body camera video showed he was beaten by a group of prison guards. One ex-guard pleaded guilty last week to manslaughter. The hearing focused on body cameras, which captured the ...

The budget also aims to address those staffing shortages, approving $500 million to keep National Guard troops stationed as temporary prison guards. The budget also created a temporary hiring ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York is set to lower the minimum hiring age for prison guards from 21 to 18, seeking to boost the ranks of corrections officers during a shortage that was exacerbated by the ...

The bill signed by Governor Kathy Hochul includes a mentorship program, enhanced training and multiple restrictions for tasks correction officers can’t do if they are younger than 21: Obtain ...