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Advocates demand answers as state prisons face scrutiny after deaths

A coalition of more than 50 advocacy organizations is urging New York lawmakers to scrutinize the state’s prison system, pressing for answers about alleged brutality, deaths behind bars and violations ...

As Rockview state prison officially closes, here’s a look at its 111-year history

Irene Schroeder, 22, was executed at Rockview for the killing of a corporal in what has since become the Pennsylvania State ...

Massachusetts man admits to working with ‘Lord Savage’ gang member on parole from state prison to deal drugs, sell guns

A local man has admitted to working with a Vice Lord gang member who was on parole from state prison to deal drugs and sell guns throughout the region. Arlington man Jonathan Perry, also known as ...
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Gillette man sentenced to state prison on terroristic threats and theft charges

BRADFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WBNG) -- A Gillette man was sentenced to state prison for making terroristic threats and felony theft charges. Kyle Lynn Bradley, 38, was sentenced to a minimum of six months and ...

Get the facts: New York closed nearly 30 prisons in two decades. How much has it saved the state?

On Wednesday, Bare Hill Correctional facility, a medium security state prison in Malone, officially closed. It is the 28th prison closure in New York State since 2009. The New York State Department of ...