Prison watchdog proposes reforms for 2025
Correctional Association of New York Executive Director Jennifer Scaife discusses changing the culture in state prisons.
State’s prison watchdog finds implementation failures
A watchdog report for 2024 reaffirms past findings that prison officials are failing to implement solitary confinement reforms.
Hochul administration sidelines prison watchdog
The state agency responsible for monitoring compliance with solitary confinement reforms has been kept out of prisons for months.
Legislature promotes accountability in New York’s prisons
Democratic state lawmakers pushed through a package of prison reforms in the waning days of the legislative session in June.
Watchdog warns of inadequate prison grievance system
The Correctional Association of New York surveyed incarcerated New Yorkers about the internal prison grievance process.
Report: Pandemic response slow and inadequate in prisons
The Correctional Association of New York has analyzed the state prison system's performance during the pandemic.


