prisons

An investigation finds that corrections officers use physical force on people who may be unable to comply with orders due to a mental health condition.

The Elder Parole measure would require a person who is 55 or older to be considered for release by the parole board if they’ve served at least 15 years of their sentence.

"This ‘reform’ shows a deliberate and callous indifference to the lives and safety of Correction Officers, Correction Sergeants and peaceful incarcerated individuals in the general population of State prisons."

"Even if the court ends up dismissing the violation, that one day or few days that you spend in jail are enough to lose your job."

"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."

The state is now in the process of decommissioning three prisons: Gowanda, Watertown and the Clinton Annex in Dannemora.

During the week of Christmas, four staff members and 21 inmates at the Steuben County Jail tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

"We recognize that visitation is a vital part of family reunification and therefore, we will resume it when safe to do so.

“They feel like they’re sort of cut off from the outside world right now which is scary when you’re in a situation like that."

“These inmates are being denied treatment, they are being denied access to their families."