A woman was arrested Saturday after police said she gave a fake name and ID trying to enter a prison in upstate New York.

Should those being released from prison get more than $200 and a bus ticket to start their new lives? That’s a question state lawmakers will likely debate when they return to Albany.  New York State ...

A Monroe County woman is facing several charges for illegally entering a prison in Upstate New York, according to New York ...

This story first appeared in New York Focus, a non-profit news publication investigating New York state politics. Sign up for their stories at nysfocus.com/ newsletter. On Tuesday, the Legal Aid ...

New York proposes a parole rule considering the developmental stage of juvenile offenders, stirring debate and highlighting the balance between understanding adolescence and crime consequences.

A woman was arrested Saturday after trying to enter a North Country prison with a fake name and ID card, according to New York State Police. Around 8 a.m., state troopers responded to a report of an ...

More than 130 advocacy groups – including the WFP, NAACP New York Conference and Release Aging People in Prison – called on the governor to reduce the state's prison population.

New York will soon make phone calls free in its state prisons, officials said Tuesday. The state corrections department will begin to lift that charge starting Aug. 1, releasing a statement that ...

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New York will soon make phone calls free in its state prisons, officials said Tuesday. People who are incarcerated in the state's prisons currently receive three free, 15-minute phone calls a week.

Starting Aug. 1, New York will make phone calls free in its state prisons. Bianca Tylek is the executive director of Worth Rises, a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on prison reform.