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Friday, June 14, 2013  An inmate at the Otsego County Correctional Facility has been arrested for making threats to blow up the Otsego County Office Building in Cooperstown.

Friday, June 14, 2013  An Oswego County inmate was arrested Thursday for allegedly sending sexually explicit letters to children from jail, and additionally for an arrest warrant for allegedly having sexual contact with a child in Florida.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Onondaga County is bracing itself for the expense of a major expansion at the Onondaga County Justice Center jail.

Friday, May 10, 2013  An inmate at the Onondaga County Justice Center died at University Hospital after suffering from an apparent medical condition.

Friday, April 26, 2013  A Syracuse man convicted of dealing drugs says he has changed his life through shock incarceration.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The New York State prison system is coming under fire for not informing victims or prosecutors when it places a convict into an early release program.

Friday, March 15, 2013  The man accused of raping a 10-year old girl and killing a woman in Clay was injured in a fight with another inmate in the Onondaga County Justice Center Friday

Thursday, February 14, 2013  An inmate in St. Lawrence County was found hiding drugs inside a copy of the popular novel "Fifty Shades of Gray."

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  During a public comment period at the Onondaga County Legislative session Tuesday, the United as One Coalition demanded an independent group to ensure oversight of the policies and practices at Onondaga County Jail.

Friday, January 25, 2013  The Cuomo administration is proposing no pay increase for state prison inmates whose wages start at 10 cents an hour and who haven't had a raise since 1993.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  39-year-old Michael Brooks was an inmate at the Auburn Correctional Facility when he violently attacked and violently injured a Correction Officer in February 2011.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  For the first time in nearly two years, the inmate population at the Oswego County Jail fell below capacity, but it was short lived.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  An upstate New York prison has been locked down after an inmate fight escalated into a melee with guards.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  A 59-year-old man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for sending threatening letters to four New York judges while he was an inmate.

Friday, August 10, 2012  A former upstate New York jail official who was caught on video assaulting an inmate cuffed to a bench has pleaded guilty to federal charges.