Tag: Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

Rikers Island detainees awarded $53M in solitary confinement lawsuit

April 25 | Rob Abruzzese

New York City has agreed to a settlement of up to $53...

Heart failure: Medical runaround keeps man locked in state prison two years after being paroled

August 8 | Reuven Blau, THE CITY

This article was originally published on Aug 7 8:09pm EDT by...

Children of incarcerated parents rallied on the steps of Borough Hall to call for passage of three bills that advocates say would make it easier for families to visit their loved ones in upstate prisons. Photo: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle

‘Invest in us, invest in the bus’: Children of the incarcerated call for return of prison visitation program

December 20 | Paul Frangipane

Children of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated parents joined with advocates and local...

Javon and Kaywonda Banks embrace at the Otisville Correctional Facility, where Javon is incarcerated for a murder he committed at 15. Eagle photo by Paul Frangipane

They met as children. Now married, she’s been visiting him in prison for nearly 20 years.

October 11 | Paul Frangipane

Saturday, 5:00 a.m. — Kaywonda Banks sits in an unmarked olive...

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Parolee reporting station may relocate to Gowanus

July 18 | Heather Chin

The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) may be preparing...

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Parolee reporting station may relocate to Gowanus

July 18 | Heather Chin

The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) may be preparing...