Gov. Hochul has reached an agreement with the NYS Legislature on a prison reform bill that would improve safety, security and accountability.

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and several unions have proposed amendments to the ...

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has implemented a new emergency regulation on scanning ...

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) announced it will consolidate part of the Collins Correctional Facility campus and close Bare Hill Correctional Facility ...

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYS DOCCS) and Andre Norman, the "Ambassador of Hope" and founder of Second Chance ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Several former New York State correction officers are suing the state and the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) to get their jobs back. DOCCS started ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) has announced phone calls will now be free for inmates across the state beginning Aug. 1. According to DOCCS, ...

The fatal beatings in recent months of inmates Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi by prison staff, as well as the March wildcat strike by thousands of corrections officers statewide, have shone a harsh ...

While NYS DOCCS manages significant challenges, including staffing shortages with more than 4,000 officer vacancies, the department has remained focused on improving rehabilitative programming and ...

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