Rome Sentinel11d
Local legislators respond to letter calling for closure of Marcy Correctional Facility
New York State legislators signed a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, urging her to close Marcy Correctional Facility in the wake ...
Yahoo25d
Nearly 1,000 jobs vanished when two NY prisons closed Nov. 6. What became of the workers?
The announcement last year that New York would close another two prisons ... That's what happened four months later when Great Meadow and Sullivan correctional facilities shut for good on Nov ...
Times Union21d
Commentary: Prison reform starts with transparency and accountability — and that means more cameras
New York's prison system must expand its use ... the incarcerated man murdered Dec. 10 by state employees at Marcy Correctional Facility, had this to say at his father’s vigil: “Losing a ...
The Appeal5d
New York’s Second Look Act Could Save People Incarcerated When They Were Young—Like Me
New York should enact the Second Look Act, which lets people apply for resentencing after serving 10 years or half of their ...
The New York Times18d
Sick Prisoners in New York Were Granted Parole but Remain Behind Bars
In New York, some inmates are suing for release ... said that when he was incarcerated at Sullivan Correctional Facility from 2010 through 2016, he worked in a department that helped coordinate ...
The Marshall Project21d
Why Firing the Prison Guards Involved in Robert Brooks’ Death Is Neither Quick Nor Easy
But firing New York prison guards is neither quick nor easy ... The family of Karl Taylor, a prisoner at Sullivan Correctional Facility, filed a lawsuit alleging guards had beaten him to death in 2015 ...
Highlights of Gov. Kathy Hochul's executive budget proposal
Hochul's fiscal year 2026 budget proposal includes $8 million to bolster security at the northern border and "power-ready" ...