Jeffrion Aubry, voice of the Assembly, is leaving it after 30 years
The speaker pro tempore was instrumental in repealing the Rockefeller drug laws and building a performing arts center to honor Louis Armstrong.
Source: cityandstateny.com
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Hochul is about to sign the Clean Slate Act — putting more New York lives in jeopardy
Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to sign the Clean Slate Act which will automatically seal records after 3 years for anyone who committed a misdemeanor and after 8 years for anyone who committed a felony.
Source: nypost.com
Surge in officer attacks reported at Elmira Correctional Facility
Surge in officer attacks reported at Elmira Correctional Facility Chemung County
Source: fingerlakes1.com
The New York Law Everyone Is Watching
The HALT Act was passed to end long-term solitary confinement. Enforcing it is a whole new struggle.
Source: thenation.com
Where do Hochul and Zeldin stand on big policy issues affecting New York?
A guide to the gubernatorial candidates’ stances on everything – from abortion rights to crime, the economy and threats to democracy.
Source: cityandstateny.com
Data shows New York is violating a new law banning solitary confinement
The practice is widely considered a form of torture.
Source: gothamist.com
"Mental Health Units" in Prison Are Solitary Confinement by Another Name, Activists Say
According to a new report by the HALT Solitary and the Mental Health Alternatives to Solitary Confinement campaigns, isolating 'mentally ill' prisoners as punishment still happens fairly frequently in New York despite laws designed to protect them.
New York United States Christian Hill Residential Mental Health Unit Residential Mental Health Unit To Truthout From Truthout
Source: madinamerica.com
"Mental Health Units" in Prison Are Solitary by Another Name, Activists Say
New York now puts people with mental health needs in prison units that claim to be therapeutic but are harshly punitive.
Source: truthout.org
New York's Debated New Law Set to Start April 1
New York State workers are concerned if this law goes into place.
New York United States Police Benevolent Association April Fools Confinement Act Humane Alternatives
Source: wrrv.com
CO union, lawmakers call for pause on HALT solitary legislation
PLATTSBURGH — Citing rising violence in the state’s prisons, the union representing correctional officers and the tri-county’s state representatives expressed support Tuesday for pausing full implementation of the Humane Alternatives
Source: nny360.com