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Inmates facing murder charges among 11 escapees from New Orleans prison
The prisoners, who are considered "armed and dangerous", were reported missing from the Orleans Parish Jail during a ...
The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on a New York stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison
The New Jersey man convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022 has been sentenced to ...
New York prison guard says he cleaned up blood of fatally beaten inmate in plea
A New York corrections officer admitted in court that he cleaned up blood from the fatal beating of an inmate in an attempt ...
Lawmakers eye overhaul of New York's prison system after beating deaths
Several bills are being floated as part of a potential package of legislation that will only move forward if Democrats have ...
ECJ: Ursula von der Leyen's Pfizer texts must be released to New York Times
The European Court of Justice Wednesday ruled there was no plausible reason to block the New York Times from getting European ...
Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie on New York lecture stage sentenced to 25 years in prison
Hadi Matar, who was found guilty of attempted murder and assault in February, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie.
New York State must now focus on parole reform
Now that our state budget process has finally wrapped up, it’s time to focus on reforming New York’s dysfunctional parole ...
Lawmakers zero in on reforming New York's prison system after inmate beating deaths
New York State lawmakers held a joint public hearing Wednesday to examine growing concerns over deaths in New York’s prisons, ...
New York man found guilty in death of Ticonderoga Elvis impersonator
A jury found Ronald Rayher guilty of recklessly causing the death of Thomas "TJ" Krider, a North County man and prominent entertainer who died after he was dosed with homemade chloroform during a ...