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Dying Behind Bars — Another Form of Capital Punishment

May 4, 2023 by susie day

By: Wyatt Stayner, Prison Journalism Project, "The aging prison population has tripled in the past two decades. These facilities, which offer poor medical care and a stressful environment, are ill-equipped to handle their graying population"

Read moreDying Behind Bars — Another Form of Capital Punishment

Advocates, lawmakers renew push for N.Y. parole reform that would ease the release of older inmates

December 7, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By: David Slattery, NY Daily News ALBANY — Proponents of a pair of bills that would overhaul the state’s parole system renewed their push for change Wednesday as lawmakers held …

Read moreAdvocates, lawmakers renew push for N.Y. parole reform that would ease the release of older inmates

Black, Hispanic people more often disciplined in NY prisons, Inspector General says

December 7, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By : Eduardo Cuevas, lohud. People of color are more likely to face discipline while incarcerated in New York prisons compared to their white counterparts — and disparities appear to have worsened, a new state Inspector General’s report found.

Read moreBlack, Hispanic people more often disciplined in NY prisons, Inspector General says

Fighting new prison care package ban

December 1, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By: Deirdre Bardolf, Assoc. Ed., Queens Chronicle Lawmakers and advocates gathered outside the Queensboro Correctional Facility in Long Island City on Tuesday to condemn a directive from the state Department …

Read moreFighting new prison care package ban

Zeldin Threat Passed, Criminal Justice Reformers Ready to Push Hochul

November 11, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

November 11, 2022, Reuven Blau,The City

Read moreZeldin Threat Passed, Criminal Justice Reformers Ready to Push Hochul

As summers get hotter, incarcerated people swelter inside NY prisons

August 31, 2022 by susie day

August 31, 2022, Eduardo Cuevas, lohud.

Read moreAs summers get hotter, incarcerated people swelter inside NY prisons

Heart Failure: Medical Runaround Keeps Man Locked in State Prison Two Years After Being Paroled

August 8, 2022 by susie day

August 7, 2022: Reuven Blau, The City

Read moreHeart Failure: Medical Runaround Keeps Man Locked in State Prison Two Years After Being Paroled

The Graying of America’s Prison Population

June 24, 2022 by susie day

June 23, 2022: Audrey Nielson, The Crime Report

Read moreThe Graying of America’s Prison Population

I Joined the Parole Board to Make a Difference. Now I Call It ‘Conveyor Belt Justice.’

June 17, 2022 by susie day

Between the grueling schedule, copious paperwork, abrupt hearings and risk-averse colleagues, prison reformer Carol Shapiro realized the New York parole system was dysfunctional by design June 17, 2021: Carol Shapiro …

Read moreI Joined the Parole Board to Make a Difference. Now I Call It ‘Conveyor Belt Justice.’

Protestors erect prison graveyard outside New York Capitol amid prison crisis

June 3, 2022 by susie day

June 1, 2022: Isabel Song Beer, AMNY

Read moreProtestors erect prison graveyard outside New York Capitol amid prison crisis

How the pandemic affected incarcerated people and their loved one

May 18, 2022 by susie day

While incarcerated people were left to suffer behind prison walls during the first waves of the pandemic, their families were left to worry in the dark May 16, 2022: Aiyuba …

Read moreHow the pandemic affected incarcerated people and their loved one

Letter to New York Legislators: Pass The Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole Bills to Protect Public Health

February 24, 2022 by susie day

By: UCLA Law COVID Behind Bars Data Project “On February 24, 2022, we sent a letter to the leadership of the New York State legislature in support of two bills, …

Read moreLetter to New York Legislators: Pass The Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole Bills to Protect Public Health
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