The Legislature must reform N.Y. prisons
Nick Encalada-Malinowski, NY Daily News — With multiple delays and policy maneuvering, Gov. Hochul bullied the Legislature into the budget of her liking....
Arrecian llamado a aprobar ley de excarcelación y mejoras a condiciones de reclusos en NY
Edwin Martínez / El Diario — Líderes políticos y defensores exigen que se dé luz verde a un paquete de normativas que busca liberar a internos que ya pagaron por sus delitos...
When Prison Body Scanners Mistake Tampons and Piercings for Contraband
New York Times / Wesley Parnell — Women hoping to visit their loved ones at New York prisons are being turned away after scanners pick up what they say are menstrual products. Some have had their visitation rights suspended...
More Subway Cops, No Prison Reforms: State of the State 2026
NY Focus / Chris Gelardi — When it comes to criminal justice, the story of this year’s State of the State address is just as much about what Governor Kathy Hochul didn’t mention as what she did...
After a year of crisis, advocates make early push for prison reform
A new report from a Queens state senator’s office contends that violence and racism are endemic throughout New York State prison’s system, and calls on the legislature to pass reforms to prevent a repeat of the crises that engulfed the prisons last year.
Prison reform law signed by governor as final trial is underway for the death of Robert Brooks
News10NBC / Berkeley Brean — GREECE, N.Y. — The final trial related to the death of Robert Brooks began Monday, with opening statements set to begin Tuesday...
State lawmakers say they’re not done with prison overhaul in New York
Dan Clark / Times Union — (ALBANY) After striking a deal this month with Gov. Kathy Hochul on the most significant package of prison oversight legislation in years, Democrats in the state Legislature say they’re not done with the New York corrections system...
Demand for parole reform continues ahead of new year
Noah Powelson / Queens Daily Eagle — With a little over a month until lawmakers return to Albany, lawmakers and advocates reignited a multi-year long effort to reform the parole process for elderly incarcerated individuals...
Legal orgs call on state leaders for prison reform
Noah Powelson / Brooklyn Daily Eagle — A week after Governor Kathy Hochul enacted her first round of clemencies this year, 135 organizations co-signed and published a letter to state leaders demanding more be done to address “the urgent crisis of racist brutality, medical neglect and denial of basic dignity in New York State prisons.” ...
Criminal justice reform groups call on Hochul to commute prison sentences
Rebecca C. Lewis / City & State — More than 130 advocacy groups – including the WFP, NAACP New York Conference and Release Aging People in Prison – called on the governor to reduce the state's prison population...
Parole and sentencing reform left out of omnibus prison reform bill
Rebecca C. Lewis / City & State NY — Criminal justice advocates are chafing at the exclusion of measures they say are necessary to respond to Robert Brooks’ death in a truly meaningful way...
Key NY legislative caucus endorses criminal justice bills in light of prison deaths
Jeongyoon Han / WXXI News / Gothamist — Members of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus are calling on lawmakers to pass a slate of prison reform bills before the end of the legislative session...