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WRGB Albany:Former inmates/advocates urge state to invest more money into parole transition programs
WRGB Albany
By Emma Quinn via WRGB Albany ALBANY (WRGB) — By March 2022, over $680 million dollars of New York state tax dollars can be redistributed once the “Less is More” Act takes […]
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SpectrumNews1:Prison reform advocates rally to close Rikers Island
Spectrum News1
By Clodagh Mcgowan via SpectrumNews1 Henry Robinson says he spent three months on Rikers Island in 2017 for a minor parole violation. “It’s terrible. It’s really bad. I was there […]
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AMNY:‘Torture island’: Calls grow louder for mayor to shutter Rikers, address inhumane conditions
AMNY
By Dean Moses via AMNY The fight to close and decarcerate Rikers Island continued on Sept. 22 with the latest rally outside City Hall, as activists and elected officials continue […]
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SpectrumNews1:NY parole officials preparing for implementation of Less is More Act
Spectrum News1
By Wendy Wright via SpectrumNews1 New York State Parole officials are preparing for the implementation of the Less is More Act, the Parole Reform Bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy […]
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AMNY:After latest Rikers Island death, de Blasio acknowledges more improvements coming
AMNY
By Morgan C. Mullings via AMNY The most recent inmate death on Rikers Island spurred renewed outrage from criminal justice advocates — and renewed promises from Mayor Bill de Blasio on […]
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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
WBFO
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…
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WRGB Albany: “Less is More” Act was signed: Former inmates feel a sense of relief
WRGB
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 [&…
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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’
CBS New York
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…
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NYDailyNews: Less is More is law: Gov. Hochul signs an important criminal justice reform bill
NY Daily News
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 techn…
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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’
CBS New York via MSN News
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 mov…
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Adirondack Daily Enterprise: New York tosses jail time for most minor parole violations
Adirondack Daily Enterprise
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
Yahoo News
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…
