Despite Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul's pledge not to rehire any of the 2,000 corrections officers her administration fired in March at the end of a 22-day wildcat strike, the state Department of ...

New York's FY2026 budget is officially finished, and as the spending plan was taking shape over the past few weeks and months ...

Jails and prisons across the state are scrambling to keep up with a surge of contraband. It’s one of the issues that led to the recent strike of corrections officers across New York State.As the state ...

According to the AP, New York is looking to lower the minimum hiring age for prison guards from 21 to 18 in an effort to address a shortage of corrections offic ...

To combat a severe staffing shortage, New York will lower the minimum hiring age for correction officers from 21 to 18, a change approved by lawmakers and expected to be signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

New York is lowering the minimum hiring age for prison guards in an effort to boost the ranks of corrections officers.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is set to lower the minimum hiring age for prison guards from 21 to 18, seeking to boost the ...

New York’s prison system has lost nearly 20% of its correction officers since late 2024. A new report shows DOCCS staffing ...

Former correction officers from Auburn and Cayuga correctional facilities reflect on the three-week strike that ended in ...

A report released by the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision reveals a nearly 20% decrease in the ...