As part of the settlement, the county will pay Holland $160,000 for the harms she suffered, according to the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund ...

Steuben County, in upstate New York’s Finger Lakes ... She settled her suit for $60,000 in damages and the agreement by Steuben County to overhaul its jail policy. The policy touches upon ...

In a move to tackle one upstate region’s housing crunch, Ulster County Jail in Kingston, NY is being reborn as a mixed-use community. The jail, which faced the wrecking ball in 2022, is making ...

Jena Faith’s experience in the Steuben County Jail was a living nightmare. The military veteran spent four weeks in the jail awaiting trial last spring. She was initially housed in the jail’s women’s ...

Niki Capaci, 40, died in May 2023 after three days in the custody of a New York jail. Her family is suing the jail, claiming its medical provider, Wellpath, failed to treat her for opioid withdrawal.

A transgender woman in New York has agreed to a landmark settlement that could lead to widespread change in the treatment of incarcerated LGBTQ people at Broome County correctional facilities ...