Prison guards' use of force is rarely deemed excessive by federal courts and judges, analysis shows
Supreme Court standards prohibit officer use of force only if it is "malicious and sadistic." Courts rarely rule that extreme ...
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Homemade Food Packages Were a Lifeline in Prison. New York Has Banned Them.
My mother used to send taffy to brighten life behind bars. Facing the holidays is grim under New York’s new rules.
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Why has New York’s prison population declined?
The national prison population started a slow decline after hitting its peak in the late 2000s. In New York, prison decarceration has been more rapid.
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NY prison guards brutally threatened, humiliated and sodomized inmates in raid, judge rules
Dozens of New York prison guards and their supervisors brutally attacked a dorm full of unsuspecting inmates — punching, kicking and sodomizing prisoners and destroying their personal items ...
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New York governor orders firing of prison staffers involved in inmate’s fatal beating
New York’s governor has ordered more than a dozen prison staffers to be fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month. Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Saturday that she has ...
Luigi Mangione's Fan Mail and Monetary Support Pile Up in Prison: Report
The suspected CEO killer has reportedly received dozens of letters and emails as well as commissary deposits while in prison.
Luigi Mangione, suspect in killing the UnitedHealthcare CEO, is being housed in same prison as Diddy
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect charged in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, is being held at the same New York ...
A whirlwind day for Luigi Mangione ends with new charges, revelations from a notebook and transfer to a federal prison
Luigi Mangione had a busy Thursday, with a whirlwind two-state courthouse tour turned spectacle featuring a helicopter ride, ...