Activists and elected officials rallied in Albany on Tuesday to call for prison reforms after a 22-year-old incarcerated man was killed after allegedly being beaten by prison guards over the weekend.
Read MoreFive New York prison guards were charged with murder Thursday after they allegedly beat 43-year-old Robert Brooks to death while his hands were cuffed behind his back in Marcy Correctional Facility in December.
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, a unique initiative that looks to steer teens away from the criminal justice system and help rehabilitate those already in it took a trip to Queensboro Correctional Facility in Long Island City.
Read MoreA new report from the New York State inspector general found that the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s “antiquated paper-based record keeping” practices make it difficult to track the prison system’s compliance with the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act, a law advocates have accused DOCCS of violating.
Read More“The men and women who are incarcerated, they need their packages back, they need to feel connected to the family members – it's as simple as that.”
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