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A decade and $600 million later, New York prisons still lack cameras
Other prisons have partial coverage: There are currently 4,752 body cameras distributed across New York’s prisons, DOCCS said ...
Families of 2 New York inmates who died after injuries suffered in prison join Syracuse rally demanding changes
Timothy and Quanzell Scholtz spoke about their family member Edward Sholtz, who died Jan. 5 at Wynn Hospital in Utica. The 22 ...
Upstate Correctional Facility placed under lockdown following recent chemical exposure incidents
The New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, or DOCCS, has placed Upstate Correctional Facility in ...
Inmate, staff members at Upstate Correctional Facility hospitalized after exposure to 'unknown substance'
The Corrections Department tells NBC5 that three correctional officers and two nurses became ill after interacting with an ...
North Country lawmakers react to chemical exposure at Upstate Correctional Facility
Among those affected were 12 correctional officers, 7 nurses, an office assistant, an EMS worker, and an inmate ...
NY prison workers are fainting, but drug exposures may not be cause
ALBANY — An investigation into a series of episodes in which state prison workers have been rushed to hospitals after ...
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Upstate Correctional Facility locked down
After two recent incidents caused several staff and inmates to be sent to the hospital, the state has locked down Upstate ...
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Inmate injured in Central NY state prison dies, family says
Utica, N.Y. — An inmate who was badly injured last month at a Central New York state prison ... to the hospital on Dec. 17 from Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida County, state prison ...
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Borrello: NY must do more to stop dangerous drugs from getting into prisons
Following what New York state corrections officers say is a surge in incidents in which prison staff have fallen ill after ...
New bill aims for ‘swift justice’ in NYS Correctional abuse cases
A new bill was introduced in response to the death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility. The legislation would ...
Editorial: Legislature can help prevent the next prison death
In the wake of Robert Brooks' fatal beating, a cluster of proposed bills would hold correctional staff better accountable for ...
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State lawmakers call for prison reform after death of inmate
The death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility has prompted calls by lawmakers in Albany for legislative reforms ...