Inmate, 61, in upstate N.Y. prison dies in midst of correction officers’ wildcat strike
A state prisoner died early Saturday at Auburn Correctional Facility in the Finger Lakes region — in the midst of the ...
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Father of Robert Brooks speaks out after prison guards charged in son's beating death
The father of Robert Brooks is speaking out following the indictments of several corrections officers charges in the beating ...
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DOCCS threatens to remove pay, health insurance from striking officers
State prison officials on Saturday warned that officers striking outside 38 correctional facilities will be docked pay, lose ...
'Now you'll hear us': NY prison coach bus set on fire amid strike
A coach bus owned by a vendor of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision was set on fire earlier this week in ...
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How a Guards’ Strike Plunged New York Prisons Into Turmoil and Why the Timing Is Curious
Correctional officers complain of unsafe conditions, but critics say the protests were meant to deflect attention from ‘a ...
Musk’s cost-cutting team is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing his car company
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has ...
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Days into prison guard strike at NY state prisons, inmates say they feel unsafe
New York State prisons saw strikes, prison unrest and correctional officer charges in the beating death of an inmate.
Housing in Utica: Shortage of units for all, exacerbated by pandemic for refugees
The pandemic increased housing instability among the city's refugees, particularly more recent arrivals from Somalia.