The death of a 16-year-old girl in foster care was preventable, according to advocates who said there are gaps that prevent children from receiving adequate care and necessary services. Kanaiyah Ward, ...

UTICA, N.Y. — A former New York state prison guard was found guilty of murder in the death of an inmate beaten while handcuffed, while two other guards were acquitted for their roles in the beating ...

Utica, N.Y. — A jury found a former New York state corrections officer guilty in the brutal beating death of an inmate last winter in a Central New York prison, while acquitting two other ...

A former New York state corrections officer was found guilty Monday of murdering prisoner Robert Brooks last year, but two other guards were acquitted of contributing to his death. Jurors in Oneida ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Activists, including the son of Robert Brooks, rallied in Albany on Tuesday to call for Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a prison reform bill. The rally comes a day after one former prison ...

A former New York state prison guard was found guilty of murder in the death of an inmate beaten while handcuffed, while two other guards were acquitted for their roles in the beating that was caught ...