Prison watchdog proposes reforms for 2025
Correctional Association of New York Executive Director Jennifer Scaife discusses changing the culture in state prisons.
Assemblymember Gibbs discusses prison reform
The Harlem Democrat makes the case for overhauling prisons, including reforming the oversight of strip searches.
Maintaining in-person prison visits
Progressive criminal justice advocates don't want video conferencing to replace in-person visits.
State watchdog finds prisons violating solitary reforms
The state Inspector General's Office did a multi-year review of the failed implementation of solitary confinement reforms.
Senator Salazar discusses planned prison closings
Senator Julia Salazar, a Brooklyn Democrat, explains why she supports the governor's closure of two upstate prisons.
Personnel shakeup proposed at prison oversight commission
A group of progressive criminal justice advocates are hoping to reform the makeup of the state Commission of Correction.
Disrupting the prison manufacturing status quo
Senate Investigations & Government Operations Committee Chair James Skoufis is looking to shake up the controversial manufacturing business run by the state prison system, including limiting the artificial edge they enjoy when selling office products. The Orange County Democrat
Addiction treatment inaccessible at some prisons
The correction system has a mixed record of providing medication assisted treatment for substance abuse disorder.
Investing in successful integration after prison
A coalition wants the state to provide meaningful reentry funds to formerly incarcerated New Yorkers.
IG report highlights improper contraband screening in prisons
State Inspector General Lucy Lang discusses a report on the misuse of defective contraband testing tools in state prisons.