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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...
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...
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...
Shantel Destra / New York NOW — For the past several days, corrections officers at prisons across the state have been on strike. Officers are calling for a full repeal of the HALT act, which limits the use of solitary confinement in prisons. At the top of the week, Governor Kathy Hochul said that her administration has tried to negotiate, but would be moving forward with legal proceedings against the officers. By late Thursday, Hochul and the officers union came to a tentative agreement, which meant a 90-day pause on the HALT act. At this time, officers are reviewing the terms of that agreement...
Kate Lisa / Spectrum News — After speaking with legislative leaders Wednesday, Robert Ricks said he's a voice for his son Robert Brooks—the man whose death at Marcy Correctional Facility in December has been ruled a homicide...
