Families and criminal justice advocates have long urged jail officials to notify them about deaths and other emergencies in ...

NYC Council is set to pass a bill for swift disclosure of detainee deaths at Rikers Island, aiming to increase transparency and address secrecy concerns.

A New York City Department of Correction captain was burned Friday night when her camera suddenly ignited. May 6, 2024 NYC Dept. of Correction pulls body cameras after one catches fire ...

NEW YORK-- A new scandal has hit the beleaguered New York City Department of Correction. More than 100 lawsuits filed were filed Tuesday, charging that sexual abuse was rampant at the city's ...

The New York City Department of Correction has watered down disciplinary rules against officers accused of misconduct, the Daily News has learned. The new policy allows three serious types of misco… ...

The New York City Department of Correction is spending about $150,000 on ammunition and assorted firearms accessories. TNS “Common sense says that there dangerous people in the care and custody ...

Simmering tension between the New York City Department of Correction and its oversight body, the Board of Correction, erupted last month after the board released a statement decrying how the ...

A Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruled that New York City Mayor Eric Adams' emergency orders suspending the HALT Act were ...

An off-duty New York City correction officer who allegedly shot a teen in the face was formally charged Friday with murder and manslaughter, authorities said. CNN values your feedback 1.

The Appellate Division, First Department court in Manhattan ruled that the New York City Department of Correction must turn over to the New York Civil Liberties Union, under a Freedom of ...

Newly appointed Department of Correction Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie faced her first public test in federal court on Dec. 14 after taking over for her predecessor, Louis Molina. Judge Laura ...