A new state policy says families of inmates in state prisons cannot bring them food anymore, provoking protests among relatives and advocates who say it is denying them a basic right. But state ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As part of an effort to keep illegal drugs and other contraband out of state prisons, New York is taking away one of the few pleasures of life behind bars: It will no longer let ...

The New York state corrections department on Friday suspended a program restricting packages for inmates in state prisons, just 10 days after its launch triggered significant backlash from families ...

Joseph Wilson looked forward to his meal from the vending machines at Sing Sing Correctional Facility’s visitation room. At a small square table, the 43-year-old Brooklyn native snacked on Chobani ...

Faith Moore got to know her father through the letters he sent to her. Because he had been incarcerated in a Tampa prison by the time Faith’s mother learned she was pregnant with her daughter, it was ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A man was arrested for allegedly throwing packages over the fence of Riverbend Maximum Security Prison. According to an affidavit from Metro Nashville police, there were 10 ...

Families of incarcerated New Yorkers, advocates, and those who have served prison time protested against the state prison agency’s rules restricting package deliveries Tuesday morning. Simultaneous ...

LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — Two men allegedly used a drone to drop drugs and cell phones into the yard at an Ohio prison last summer in what authorities described as an “Easter egg hunt” for inmates. Michael ...