Alexander West, who was convicted of multiple charges including manslaughter, has been granted parole and is set for release ...

Steve Coleman was kept for 21 months after his parole date because the state could not find a nursing home placement.

Prisons across the country are struggling to find nursing home placements for sick prisoners after granting them parole. In New York, some inmates are suing for release. By Sarah Kliff When the ...

Lawmakers, activists, and families of incarcerated New Yorkers gathered Tuesday at the New York State Capitol to demand that ...

South Carolina killer mom Susan Smith, who drowned her two sons, is reportedly acting like a "complete nightmare" behind bars ...

New York's Senate Bill S3600 seeks to decriminalize drug possession, expunge past convictions and shift focus to public health.

As a former New York state parole commissioner, I am not surprised to learn about the horrifying murder of Robert Brooks, whom corrections staffers at Marcy Correctional Facility beat to death ...

A New York man accused of robbing a FedEx driver in Washington Twp. before trying to flee was sentenced to probation and community service.

BATAVIA, N.Y. (WHAM) — A New York woman who pleaded guilty to assault ... followed by five years of probation, in connection with the death of Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello early March 10 at Batavia ...

A former Villanova University student was sentenced to two years of sex offender probation after pleading ... John Lambiris, 20, of New York City, was also ordered to register for 15 years as ...