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A leading statewide advocate is calling for reform after a recent NYS Inspector General report found Black and Hispanic individuals are more likely to face disciplinary action than others incarcerated in New York State. And he says inmate frustration at Attica Correctional Facility is at an all time high.
The Inspector General found disparities have worsened since 2017. The root causes for the disparities, however, remains unclear.
The New York State Inspector General's office looked into the disparities in how Black and Brown inmates are disciplined compared to White inmates.
Corrections. how much oversight is there within these prisons? >> oh, my goodness. they are daily that they're doing audits on reports that are submitted by each facility. atica, sing-sing, down the line, data reports on staffing. number of posts closed. overtime hours. unusual incidents. misbehavior reports. accidents. all that stuff is being submitted. it is supposed to be looked at by central office personnel of the rank of assistant commissioner. >> keith, what do you make of the security protocols. cells getting weekly inspections, tunnels getting inspected monthly. are those thing that s...
Though particular concerns are valid. how often do audits happen from the new york state department of corrections. how much oversight is there within these prisons? >> oh my goodness. they are daily that they're doing audits on reports that are submitted by each facility. atica, sing-sing, down the line data reports on staffing. number of posts closed. overtime hours. unusual incidents. misbehavior reports. accidents. all that stuff is being submitted. it is supposed to be looked at by central office personnel of the rank of assistant commissioner. >> keith, what do you make of the security p...