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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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