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 […]
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 a change to an overly punitive system of parole that for years made New York the state with the highest rate of incarcerated people for […]
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 parole violations, but additional incarcerated people across the state could be up for release as well, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. Hochul on Friday signed the […]
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 More Standards Announces Agreement with Department of Corrections and City to Allow for Incarcerated Individuals to be Transferred from Rikers Island to State Custody Here; 40 Individuals Per Day for at least 5 […]
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 hundreds of people incarcerated on non-violent, technical parole violations in the city’s notorious jail facilities. The Less Is More bill was signed into law a […]
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 set free as conditions at the overcrowded city jail continue to deteriorate. The newly freed inmates landed behind bars for technical parole violations, like missing […]
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. 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 […]
lohud: in kathy hochul, reform advocates see hope but proceed with caution
By Tiffany Cusaac-Smith | via Iohud During her time as lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul has said it’s time to “rethink our criminal justice system,” and reiterated that she has “evolved” from her previous push against driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants. Now she’s days away from being governor after a sexual harassment scandal resulted in the pending resignation of her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo. […]
