A judge sentenced a New York man to 5 life terms, but changed his mind 27 years later
Walter "King Tut" Johnson was sentenced to five life terms in 1997 by a judge who later released him from prison after 27 ...
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Prison Strike Blog: Follow here for updates as corrections officers go on strike across New York
Corrections officers at DOCCS facilities across New York state are on strike. The National Guard has been activated and ...
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 ...
Prison guard strike continues across New York
The state has temporarily suspended parts of the HALT Act, a law limiting how long an inmate can be placed in solitary ...
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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 ...
Here's the latest on the prison guard strike across the state
The state has temporarily suspended parts of the HALT Act, a law limiting how long an inmate can be placed in solitary ...
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NY correction officers face penalties for ongoing strike
Striking New York correction officers will be classified as absent without leave and face serious repercussions, including ...
New York correction officers pay docked for every day on strike
After nearly a week of prison strikes across the state of New York, including in the North Country, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) tells NBC5 that for every day ...
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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 ...
Day six of correction officer strike sees big crowds outside prison
Day six of the statewide correction officers strike saw massive crowds outside Clinton Correctional Facility supporting the work action on Saturday. “I’ve been talking to correction officers, and it’s ...
Editorial: N.Y.'s prisons are in crisis
Correctional facilities are not meant to be pleasant, but ours have become perilous for correction officers and even more ...