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NY lawmakers aim to overturn controversial prison package ban. Here's why
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew York lawmakers this week announced a plan to introduce legislation to overturn a controversial...
NYCLU sues NY prisons over correction officers' misconduct, discipline records
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe New York Civil Liberties Union on Monday sued the state agency overseeing prisons to obtain...
Disabled inmates sue NY state prison system over placement in solitary confinement
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA pair of civil rights groups sued the New York state correctional system Tuesday over what they...
Dangerous summer heat puts people in NY prison at risk, report says. What are its findings?
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNote: This story was updated to provide correct calculations of heat indices for July 20 and 21 at...
Harvey Weinstein assigned to Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDisgraced producer Harvey Weinstein has been assigned to the Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome,...
New York Inmates Suing to View the Solar Eclipse Due to Prison Lockdowns
Time via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe sun rises over New York City during a solar eclipse on June 10, 2021. Credit - Noam Galai—Getty...
As summers get hotter, incarcerated people swelter inside NY prisons
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJose Colon takes off his prison-issued mattress when it’s hot. He sleeps on the metal frame instead....
Inmates unable to see solar eclipse — a ‘religious event’ — sue NY corrections system
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA statewide lockdown of New York prison facilities will prevent inmates from watching the upcoming...
DOCCS tablet program highlighted by state audit
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMay 18—PLATTSBURGH — An audit from the state Comptroller says that a program inside state prisons allowing inmates to use computer tablets and kiosks has not been monitored well enough. AUDIT ...
New York Prison System Reverses Policy Restricting Incarcerated Writers And Artists
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNew York’s prison system reversed a policy on Wednesday that would have effectively blocked...
