CBS New York: Nearly 200 People Being Released From Rikers After Gov. Hochul Signs ‘Less Is More Act,’ Calls N.Y.’s Incarceration Rate ‘A Point Of Shame’
By Aundrea Cline-Thomas via CBSNewYork NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Gov. Kathy Hochul acted to immediately free several hundred parolees from Rikers Island and made arrangements to move several hundred more from the notorious jail complex to state lockups to ease the unsafe conditions at the troubled facility. But the correction officers union is questioning the effectiveness of the actions in ending […]
NYDailyNews: Less is More is law: Gov. Hochul signs an important criminal justice reform bill
By Daily News Editorial Board via NYDailyNews Parolees aren’t done serving their sentence, but that status shouldn’t be an all-too-easy tripwire speeding their return to prison caused by a technical violation. So affirmed Gov. Hochul in signing into law the Less is More Act, an important new statute that will responsibly reduce New York’s inmate population. We […]
MSN News: Nearly 200 People Being Released From Rikers After Gov. Hochul Signs ‘Less Is More Act,’ Calls N.Y.’s Incarceration Rate ‘A Point Of Shame’
By Syndicated Local – CBS New York via MSN News NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Gov. Kathy Hochul acted to immediately free several hundred parolees from Rikers Island and made arrangements to move several hundred more from the notorious jail complex to state lockups to ease the unsafe conditions at the troubled facility. But the correction officers union is questioning the effectiveness of the […]
Adirondack Daily Enterprise: New York tosses jail time for most minor parole violations
By Marina Villeneuve via Adirondack Daily Enterprise ALBANY — New Yorkers will be able to avoid jail time for most nonviolent parole violations under a new law signed Friday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The “Less is More” law largely eliminates New York’s practice of incarcerating people for technical parole violations, including being late to an appointment with a parole officer, […]
Yahoo News: Rikers Island set to release hundreds of inmates according to NY officials
By Aisha Powell via Yahoo News New York Governor Kathy Hochul said that she is “deeply disturbed” by the situation at Rikers New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that nearly 200 inmates at Rikers Island would be released during a press conference in her midtown office on Friday. The city’s first female governor, who described the holding jail as a […]
