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New York State officials have proposed a three-year timeline to phase in new rules to curtail the amount of time prisoners can stay in solitary…
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Activists and survivors of solitary confinement are on a hunger strike to try to convince New York state lawmakers to end long-term solitary confinement.
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Faith groups staged a protest and vigil this week at the state capital, calling for sharp new restrictions on the use of solitary confinement. New York…
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New York State is considering providing medication-assisted treatment to all prison and jail inmates struggling with opioid addiction. Experts say drugs…
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There’s a proposal to raise the salary that inmates in New York State get for doing certain jobs in prison.Among the sponsors of the legislation is…
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Eleven New York counties are working together to find new places to house children in the criminal justice system. Last year, the state legislature passed…
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It’s been three years since inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora. The prison break set off a…
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Republican lawmakers in New York will hold hearings into recent decisions by the state parole board to release some high-profile offenders and the…
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A new report says New York State's prison population is rapidly aging, putting more pressure on prison health care systems and taxpayers alike.The…
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New York’s Inspector General has released a scathing report, blasting New York’s state Corrections Department. The report found widespread security lapses…