NEW YORK (WBNG) -- New York lawmakers from both sides pressed the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, or DOCCS, on recent state-prison issues. Commissioner Daniel ...

New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return ... the people we serve in DOCCS facilities across the state will continue to face life-threatening harm," the Legal ...

New York prison guards are expected to end their strike ... long as at least 85% of staff return to work at 6:45 a.m. Monday, DOCCS said. Conditions of the agreement include suspending the Humane ...

Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner Daniel Martuscello told reporters Monday evening the strike was “over” and revealed that the prison guards who failed to clock ...

More than 2,000 prison workers participating in an unsanctioned strike have been fired, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision announced on Monday. DOCCS Commissioner Daniel ...

A Feb. 18 memo from the DOCCS Deputy Commissioner of Administrative Services Darren Ayotte ordered prison superintendents to call in employees on Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave as they ...

though a diffuse prison population and rampant workers’ compensation abuse, among other issues, have made it difficult to fully staff shifts.) “DOCCS is taking re-opening plans on a ...

According to data from the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS), assaults on prison staff have increased by 86%, rising from 1,043 incidents in 2019 to 1,938 ...

"This reflects the will of the people that are on the line," DOCCS Commissioner Daniel Martuscello explained. "We heard directly from them. Clearly, they did not like the contents of that consent ...