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  • WBFO:Hochul signs law to end sending New Yorkers back to prison on minor parole violations, immediately releases nearly 200 inmates

    September 20, 2021

    By Karen DeWitt via WBFO  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday ordered the immediate release of nearly 200 state prison inmates being held for committing technical parole violations, while also [&he…

  • WRGB Albany: “Less is More” Act was signed: Former inmates feel a sense of relief

    September 19, 2021

    By Emma Quinn via WRGB Albany ALBANY (WRGB) — Come March 2022, missing curfew or being late to a parole meeting won’t automatically land someone on parole back in the prison system. That is [&…

  • 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’

    September 18, 2021

    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 hun…

  • NYDailyNews: Less is More is law: Gov. Hochul signs an important criminal justice reform bill

    September 18, 2021

    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…

  • 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’

    September 18, 2021

    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&n…

  • Adirondack Daily Enterprise: New York tosses jail time for most minor parole violations

    September 18, 2021

    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…

  • Yahoo News: Rikers Island set to release hundreds of inmates according to NY officials

    September 18, 2021

    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…

  • Spectrum News: Hochul signs ‘Less is More’ into law to release 191 Rikers detainees

    September 17, 2021

    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 […]

  • State of Politics: State may release more people from jail on parole violations, Hochul says

    September 17, 2021

    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 […]

  • NY GOV: Governor Hochul Announces Major Actions To Improve Justice and Safety in City Jails

    September 17, 2021

    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…

  • Queens Daily Eagle: Gov. signs parole reform bill, releases nearly 200 from Rikers

    September 17, 2021

    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 […]

  • NY DailyNews: Gov. Hochul orders release of 191 Rikers Island inmates amid ‘hell on earth’ conditions at jail

    September 17, 2021

    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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