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Rikers Island Forced to Reopen Closed Jail as Understaffed State Prisons Refuse Transfers
Some 500 people waiting to be sent to upstate prisons won’t be moved until at least late April, THE CITY has learned.
Opinion
NY lawmakers must address the real prison crisis: rampant brutality (Your Letters)
Legislators, officials must not be distracted by illegal corrections officer strike, letter writer says. Pass jail reforms now to protect incarcerated individuals from abuse, torture.
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Ontario County chairman welcomes end of executive order barring correctional officers from public jobs
Ontario County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jared Simpson is applauding Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to let Executive ...
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Assembly Republicans slam early release plan, cite correctional staffing crisis and public safety risks
Assembly Republicans are pushing back hard against a new directive from the Department of Corrections and Community ...
WYRK18h
Dangerous Criminals Being Released Early In New York?
The memo was an internal one obtained by news channel CBS6 in Albany. In the memo, Martuscello is giving the task to ...
The Post-Journal18h
Wendel, Borrello Blast Hochul’s Decision To Early Prisoner Release
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to release some inmates early because the state doesn’t have enough corrections officers is ...
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Wendel, Borrello Blast Early Prisoner Release
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to release some inmates early because the state doesn’t have enough corrections officers is ...
With post-strike decline in NY prison guards, state to review some inmates for early release
In the wake of staff shortages caused by the 22-day wildcat prison strike that ended in March, state officials will review ...