Northern NY prison shut down, boarded up as decommissioning begins
MORIAH, N.Y. (WCAX) – A former state prison in New York is officially getting boarded up. We told…
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro back in NYC court for pretrial hearing in drug trafficking case
Nicolás Maduro will return to a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday and is expected to continue objecting to the U.S.…
Without a sale or redevelopment, a former NY state prison is wasting away
GABRIELS, N.Y. (WCAX) – More than a decade after its closure by the state of New York, the…
NYC Mayor Mamdani watches World Cup with Rikers Island inmates
New York City’s official World Cup guide lists no less than 100 free places to take in soccer’s…
Bronx poet Wilfredo Laracuente awarded prize by the Mayor’s office for poem on life after incarceration – Bronx Times
While serving a 20-year prison sentence, Wilfredo Laracuente spent his time preparing for the life he hoped to…
Latest state-sponsored reviews of New York prisons find systemic failures | Top Stories
ALBANY — New York’s state prisons have a long list of issues that are making them less safe…
Report finds safety concerns, low morale across NY prison system
ALBANY, New York (WWNY) – A long-awaited independent report analyzing the culture, operations and safety of New York’s…
Homeless nonprofit CEO sentenced to six months in prison for contract fraud
A federal judge sentenced the former CEO of one of NYC’s largest homeless services contractors to six months…
New rule requires NY judges to visit detention sites
Listen to this article Officials of the New York State Unified Court System have announced amendments to Part…
Mystery surrounds ‘El Chapo’ letters sent to federal court in Brooklyn
As the top boss of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán ran a multinational drug-smuggling enterprise despite…
Luigi Mangione to assert psychiatric defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO case
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione will assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare…
Inside the Evolution of Synthetic Drugs
“A new kind of drug crisis is taking over the world. It’s faster, more unpredictable, and far more…