new york criminal justice reform

The Southport Correctional Facility near Elmira is one of six prisons throughout New York state that will close.

"Freedom from torture is the most basic of human rights, and yet every year tens of thousands of New Yorkers are subjected to it in the form of solitary confinement."

“A disturbing number were locked up due to slowdowns and failures in the assigned counsel and the public defender system.”

"Repeal this criminal justice reform effort in New York, go back to the drawing board and engage in real criminal justice reform where the rights of victims."