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Makyyla Holland said she was put in solitary confinement, denied medical treatment, housed in the men’s facility and harassed.
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New Yorkers released from prison would have their voting rights restored upon their release, instead of having to wait months or even years, under a new…
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Simultaneous rallies were held across New York on Wednesday, as advocates for solitary confinement alternatives demanded the state legislature reconvene…
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It is no secret major changes in New York's criminal laws are starting to take effect. More take effect Jan. 1. Judges at an anti-violence forum Wednesday…
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New York is taking most 17-year-olds with offenses out of the adult criminal justice system.The change is effective this month under the second part of…
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A replica of a solitary confinement cell was set up outside the state office building Wednesday afternoon. A group of activists were protesting the…
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What happens to people after they are released from prison? That is the challenge featured in a photo essay at Buffalo's CEPA Gallery called, "Coming…
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A Lockport man will be spending time behind bars for the possession and distribution of drugs. Federal agents conducted a raid on the Dysinger Road…
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The state Office of Mental Health estimates a third of those incarcerated in New York have some type of mental illness. So why are they locked up instead…
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The union representing New York correction officers says new security methods are needed to reduce the amount of contraband smuggled into state prisons,…