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Midtown rally seeks prison culture reform as Hochul announces charges against guards in inmate Robert Brooks’ prison murder

Dean Moses / AMNY — Families of incarcerated New Yorkers and those who previously served time themselves rallied in Midtown and Albany on Thursday to demand a deep cultural reset in the prisons and jails of the Empire State...

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Parole system needs legislative overhaul, NY crime victims say

By: Raga Justin, Times Union: ALBANY — Survivors of violent crimes stood side-by-side with former inmates at the Capitol on Tuesday to push again for an overhaul of the state’s parole system, which advocates said has unfairly pitted victims against people who commit crimes — especially in a time of renewed political agitation about public safety.

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