While an expansion of the state’s prison oversight agency went into effect over the weekend, the agency cannot function until the governor and legislature appoint new board members, advocates warned this week.
Read MorePrison reform advocates blasted last-minute changes made by the governor to a prison reform bill she signed into law last week.
Read MoreAdvocates on Tuesday demanded the governor sign a package of bills meant to reform the state’s troubled prisons, a year after the killing of Robert Brooks put a spotlight on the worsening conditions behind bars.
Read MoreA new federal civil rights lawsuit was filed against the prison guards accused of brutally beating and killing 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi while he was incarcerated, arguing his constitutional rights were violated.
Read MoreThe New York State Legislature passed a package of prison reforms on the last day of the legislative session, sending the bills to the governor’s desk. However, the governor has not indicated if she plans to support the package or not.
Read MoreActivists 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.
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