Senator Salazar discusses NY prison landscape
State Sen. Julia Salazar, a Brooklyn Democrat, talks about the prison landscape a year after an illegal strike rocked the system.
New life for closed prisons requires NY constitution update
Amending the state Constitution would allow for the redevelopment of shuttered prisons on state protected land in upstate.
Prison oversight measures await the governor’s signature
State Sen. Patrick Gallivan shares his reservations about legislation intended to increase oversight in New York's prisons.
New York to shrink its prison footprint
We discuss Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision to close a North Country prison and consolidate a western New York facility.
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.
New York’s shrinking prison population
Is there a point when society should be concerned that not enough people are held behind bars?
Legal mail subject to new scrutiny in prisons
State prison officials are looking to update their procedures for reviewing mail sent from lawyers to their clients behind bars.
Staff and program shortages persist in NY prisons
New York's prisons may have rescinded from the headlines, but that doesn't mean there isn't plenty to discuss about the system.
Hochul administration sidelines prison watchdog
The state agency responsible for monitoring compliance with solitary confinement reforms has been kept out of prisons for months.
Gaps in medical care for New Yorkers leaving prison
Among the challenges facing New Yorkers reentering communities after life behind bars is access to medical services.
