ALBANY — New York’s highest court says parents don’t lose child visitation rights in prison. The Court of Appeals says Shawn Granger is entitled to periodic four-hour prison visits with his 4-year-old son. Granger’s attorney sued after the child’s mother ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Inmates — Religious Materials Access to the Courts — Civil Matter Joseph v. Fischer 09-cv-6428L Judge Larimer Background: The plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, commenced ...

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New York state paid seven inmates more than $36,000 in workers’ compensation benefits while they were in prison even though they weren’t eligible, according to an examination by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.   The audit found that ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Inmates Disobeying Orders — Fear for Safety Hogan v. Fischer CA 10-01574 Appealed from Supreme Court, Wyoming County Background: The petitioner commenced an Article 78 proceeding seeking to annul the determination that he violated inmate rules. ...

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A jury award granted to a woman who was raped by a deputy in the Erie County Holding Center will stand.

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ALBANY — The fight over whether New York's prisoners should be considered residents where their prison cell is located or their home town just got more heated. Civil rights groups have filed a legal motion ...

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Authorities are trying to determine if three saw blades found on a Rochester street were used by two inmates who escaped from the Monroe County Jail last week. Sheriff's department officials ...

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Investigators say two inmates cut through a metal bar in their cell window and escaped from a county jail in Rochester, triggering a nationwide hunt. The pair, being held on felony charges, smashed the window ...

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The state Department of Labor and the New York State Sheriffs’ Association plan to slam the door shut on unemployment insurance fraud in jails. Labor Commissioner Colleen C. Gardner announced Tuesday ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal officials can indefinitely hold inmates considered “sexually dangerous” after their prison terms are complete.

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