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SpectrumNews1:NY parole officials preparing for implementation of Less is More Act

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

September 20, 2021

AMNY:After latest Rikers Island death, de Blasio acknowledges more improvements coming

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

September 20, 2021

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

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

September 20, 2021

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

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

September 19, 2021

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’

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 hundred more from

September 18, 2021

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

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

September 18, 2021

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

September 18, 2021

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

September 18, 2021

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

September 18, 2021

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