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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…
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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 a…
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Spectrum News: Hochul signs ‘Less is More’ into law to release 191 Rikers detainees
By Elina Tarkazikis and Gloria Pazmino via SpectrumNews NEW YORK — With the stroke of a pen on Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the “Less is More Act” into law, greenlighting […]
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State of Politics: State may release more people from jail on parole violations, Hochul says
By Nick Reisman via State of Politics New York state officials on Friday announced plans to release 191 people who are in Rikers Island jail in New York City on technical […]
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NY GOV: Governor Hochul Announces Major Actions To Improve Justice and Safety in City Jails
By NY GOV via NYGOV Signs the Less is More Community Supervision and Revocation Reform Act (S.1144A/A.5576A); 191 Individuals to be Immediately Released Having Served Their Sentences Under Less is…
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Queens Daily Eagle: Gov. signs parole reform bill, releases nearly 200 from Rikers
By Jacob Kaye via Queens Daily Eagle With the crisis on Rikers Island nearing a breaking point, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law Friday that would spur the release of […]
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press release – governor signs the #lessismoreny act into law
Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 – yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: #LessIsMoreNY | www.lessismoreny.org Governor Kathy Hochul Signs the Less Is More Act, Transforma…
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NY DailyNews: Gov. Hochul orders release of 191 Rikers Island inmates amid ‘hell on earth’ conditions at jail
By Chris Sommerfeldt via NY DailyNews Gov. Hochul ordered the immediate release of 191 Rikers Island inmates on Friday and signed a bill that paves the way for even more prisoners to be […]
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AP: New York tosses jail time for most minor parole violations
By Marina Villeneuve via AP ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers will be able to avoid jail time for most nonviolent parole violations under a new law signed Friday by Gov. […]
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PRESS RELEASE – GOVENOR SIGNS THE #LESSISMORENY ACT INTO LAW
Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 – yonah@katalcenter.org Donna Hylton – 347-350-5639 dhylton@alittlepieceoflight.org, Emily NaPier Singletary – 315-243-5135 emily@wea…
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press release – people formerly incarcerated at rikers and families testify at ny city council doc oversight hearing
PRESS RELEASE September 15th, 2021 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | 347-201-2768 Follow online: #LessIsMoreNY | www.lessismoreny.org People Formerly Incarcerated at Rikers…
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advisory – people formerly incarcerated at rikers to testify at wednesday’s ny city council doc oversight hearing
ADVISORY September 15th, 2021 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | 347-201-2768 People Formerly Incarcerated at Rikers to Testify at Wednesday’s NY City Council DOC Oversig…
