Inspector general report exposes violations of HALT Solitary Confinement Act
The New York State Inspector General, Lucy Lang, issued a report on...
Brooklyn lawmakers rally for parole reform and victim support legislation at state capitol
Brooklyn legislators, including State Sens. Julia Salazar and Gustavo Rivera, alongside Assemblymembers...
Public defenders say Gov. Hochul’s budget will increase jail population
A coalition of New York City public defenders has criticized Gov. Kathy...
Rikers Island detainees awarded $53M in solitary confinement lawsuit
New York City has agreed to a settlement of up to $53...
Report reveals widespread violations of NY’s HALT Solitary Confinement Law
STATEWIDE — The Correctional Association of New York (CANY) released a scathing report...
Heart failure: Medical runaround keeps man locked in state prison two years after being paroled
This article was originally published on Aug 7 8:09pm EDT by...
Families of incarcerated people rally outside Cuomo’s office to demand visitation rights
In an effort to keep the COVID-19 pandemic from wreaking havoc...
‘Invest in us, invest in the bus’: Children of the incarcerated call for return of prison visitation program
Children of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated parents joined with advocates and local...
They met as children. Now married, she’s been visiting him in prison for nearly 20 years.
Saturday, 5:00 a.m. — Kaywonda Banks sits in an unmarked olive...