In February, thousands of New York state prison guards walked off their jobs. With no officers to watch over daily operations, officials locked incarcerated people in their cells for days at a time.

This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. In January, James ...

Hello! I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] COLLINS, N.Y. (WKBW) — In February, corrections officers across New York State took ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Monroe County is making progress in addressing staffing shortages at its jail and courts. The county is currently down about 27 deputies, a significant improvement from a previous ...

A LBANY - Months before a weeks-long strike from correction officers at New York's prisons earlier this year, signs of tension between staff and the people incarcerated there had become apparent.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) - Nearly 2,000 New York prison guards were fired after an illegal strike earlier this year. Now, severe staffing shortages are proving costly for facilities in our region, ...

Note: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that the Department of Correction and Community Supervision is accepting inmates again. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies ...

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. In February, thousands of New York state prison ...