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The beating deaths of two incarcerated men at Oneida County prisons has spurred a package of oversight reforms passed by the ...
It comes more than six months after Robert L. Brooks died at Marcy Correctional Facility following a brutal beating from ...
New York lawmakers were planning to pass a package of 10 bills Thursday to reform New York's embattled state prison system, including a proposal to require jailhouses to provide all video of inmate ...
New York state lawmakers are moving forward with a package of ten prison reforms: the Prison Reform Omnibus Bill.
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez reported to federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes ...
Frequent prison transfers in New York disrupt the lives of incarcerated individuals, causing stress, anxiety, and separation ...
The omnibus bill aimed at increasing transparency in New York’s prisons is the first major piece of legislation to pass since ...
For decades, Robert Menendez, 71, was one of New Jersey’s most influential Democrats. He began serving an 11-year sentence on ...
The New York State Legislature passed a package of prison reforms on the last day of the legislative session, sending the ...
New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Corrections Committee Chair Erik Dilan announced the passage of legislation ...
New York prisons are now short 4,500 correction officers, including the 2,000 fired for illegally striking. It’s a dangerous situation that requires, as state Inspector General Lucy Lang states, ...