Prison reform

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday ordered the immediate release of nearly 200 state prison inmates being held for committing technical parole violations, while also vowing to improve what she called “hell on earth” conditions at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail.

Jerome Wright readily admits to shedding tears late Wednesday night when news of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signing of the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed the HALT bill, limiting the use of solitary confinement to 15 days for those inmates in state prisons and county jails. The…

Tuesday morning in front of Elim Christian Fellowship in Buffalo, prison reform advocates called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign the recently passed…

Another inmate death in the New York State Prison System has prison reform advocates calling for emergency action. The New York State Department of…

The Erie County Legislature may vote next week whether to pass a resolution supporting a state proposal that would limit the amount of time an inmate may…

An attorney for a trans woman who sued Steuben County hopes the settlement reached in the case will change jail policies in the future.Jena Faith sued…

He had not yet read the proposed legislation as of Friday. But Erie County District Attorney John Flynn says, in his gut, he does not support bills now in…

For nearly 30 years Valentino Dixon sat in prison, having been found guilty of a murder he did not commit. He had his conviction overturned and was…

A replica of a solitary confinement cell was set up outside the state office building Wednesday afternoon. A group of activists were protesting the…