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Reflections on Mayor Eric Adams: The Poor Man’s Rudy Giuliani
Medium
By: Lorenzo Jones via Medium.com The smoke hadn’t cleared from the New Year’s fireworks when newly elected Mayor Eric Adams launched into action to undo any perception of progress in […]
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Advocates Make 11th Hour Pitch For Compassionate Release
CT News Junkie
By: Katie Cerulle via CTNewsJunkie Hartford, CT — Advocates seeking compassionate release from prison during public health emergencies like COVID rallied at the state Capitol hours before they…
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Connecticut nonprofit stages rally for better COVID-19 protections for incarcerated people
WSHU
By Michael Lyle Jr. via WSHU Prison reform advocates held a rally outside the Connecticut state Capital to demand lawmakers protect incarcerated people from COVID-19. The Hartford-based Katal Cen…
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Connecticut Nonprofit Stages Rally for better COVID-19 Protection for Incarcerated People
Community99
By: Rakesh via Community99 The Hartford-based Katal Center of Equity, Health and Justice joined family and community members to protest what they said is the state legislature’s continued failu…
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Meet the ex-parolee released from supervision due to Less is More Act
WROC
by: Amal Elhelw via WROC ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — 8,000 parolees in New York State have been released from supervision as of March 31st. The Department of Corrections is calling it a “g…
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Here and Now: Social activists discuss impact of ‘Less is More’ law
ABC7NY
By Eyewitness News via ABC7NY On this episode of Here and Now, social justice activists discuss the impact of the new “Less is More” law.NEW YORK (WABC) — On this episode […]
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New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to release 8,000 parolees from supervision by the end of March
WKBW Buffalo
By: Yoselin Person via WKBW Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has announced they’ll discharge eight thousand people on…
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Another test for New York’s criminal justice reform
13WHAM
By Chase Houle via 13WHAM Rochester, N.Y. — New York’s criminal justice reform has been criticized as dangerous and poorly thought out – and raised as long overdue. Thursday, 8,000…
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An update about bail reform in New York
Medium
By: gabriel sayegh via Medium.com The inherent unfairness and cruelty of the cash bail system undermines the promise of safety, equal opportunity, and equal justice under law that New Yorkers [&hellip…
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Parole Reform Squabble Has Left Hundreds Sitting in New York Jails
New York Focus
By Chris Gelardi via New York Focus At the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City, at least 91 people had been waiting for March 1 to roll around. On that […]
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Parole Reform Squabble Leaves Hundreds in New York Jails
The American Prospect
By Chris Gelardi via The American Prospect At the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City, at least 91 people had been waiting for March 1 to roll around. […]
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NY is closing 6 prisons Thursday. What will it mean for local economies?
Poughkeepsie Journal
Tiffany Cusaac-Smith via Poughkeepsie Journal Correctional facilities in Rochester, Fishkill and Southport are among six New York prisons shuttering Thursday, amid diminishing prison populations…
