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For optimal browsing, we recommend Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers. New York to Replace ‘Inmate’ With ‘Incarcerated Individual’ Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill on Monday that would replace the word ‘inmate’ with ‘incarcerated individual.’ The old term is considered derogatory and dehumanizing, within state law. It takes effect immediately. August 04, 2021 •  (TNS) — In New York law, incarcerated individuals will no longer be referred to as inmates. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed legislation that replaces the word "inmate" or "in...

One bill changes the timing of parole eligibility for some, the second changes parole review standards.

13 hrs ago A fatal accident on the state Thruway Thursday afternoon caused traffic to be diverted onto Route 34 in Weedsport. According to a news release from state police, a crash involving a box truck and a tractor trailer occurred at about 12:45 p.m. in the town of Tyre in Seneca County. Police said that one driver had been confirmed to have died. Police were still investigating the crash at 3:15 p.m. The Thruway Authority reported that the accident had blocked both westbound lanes between Weedsport Exit 40 and Waterloo Exit 41, and a traffic alert posted at 2:23 p.m. said that westbound t...

AUBURN — Citing the potential for more violence in prisons, the union representing New York correctional officers is suing to stop the implementation of a solitary confinement reform law Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed in April.  The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association filed the lawsuit in federal court on Monday. While the main focus is on stopping the changes to solitary confinement protocols, the union is also accusing the defendants, including Cuomo and the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, of civil rights violations. Those alle...