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Rikers Island

Proposed rules on packages, mail to Rikers detainees draw fire; NYC seeks changes to stem drugs flowing to jails

November 5, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

November 5, 2022, Graham Rayman, New York Daily News

Read moreProposed rules on packages, mail to Rikers detainees draw fire; NYC seeks changes to stem drugs flowing to jails

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

New York’s ageing prisoners languish with poor medical care and little hope

August 20, 2022 by susie day

Advocates in New York hope the case of Valerie Gaiter, who died in prison after 40 years behind bars, will help bring reform August 20, 2022: Gloria Oladipo,The Guardian

Read moreNew York’s ageing prisoners languish with poor medical care and little hope

The Aging of the US Prison Population: A Public Health Crisis

May 5, 2022 by susie day

May, 2022: Jonathan S. Bor, HealthAffairs.org (Health Affairs, vol 41, no.5)

Read moreThe Aging of the US Prison Population: A Public Health Crisis

Parole reform isn’t done

November 17, 2021 by susie day

November 17, 2021: NY Assembly Member Phara Souffrant Forrest, AMNY Op-Ed

Read moreParole reform isn’t done

On Rikers Island, a Doctor Who Tends to the Oldest and Sickest

November 12, 2021 by susie day

November 12, 2021: Ted Alcorn, New York Times

Read moreOn Rikers Island, a Doctor Who Tends to the Oldest and Sickest

New report on prison deaths comes as New York lawmakers push for reforms

October 17, 2021 by susie day

October 15, 2021: Ashley Hupfl, WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Read moreNew report on prison deaths comes as New York lawmakers push for reforms

About 1,300 died in NY state prisons in the last decade, research shows

October 14, 2021 by susie day

October 13, 2021: Tiffany Cusaac-Smith, lohud.

Read moreAbout 1,300 died in NY state prisons in the last decade, research shows

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