NY prisons: 6 to close amid diminishing prisoner populations, reforms
New York will close six prisons, adding to the 18 prisons that the state has closed since October of 2011.
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New York will close six prisons, adding to the 18 prisons that the state has closed since October of 2011.
New York’s major parole policy reform went into effect March 1. It aims to transform how formerly incarcerated people are treated. Here’s how it works.
It allows people to not go to jail for non-criminal violations of their parole.
The so-called “Less Is More Act” took effect this week, but lawyers for dozens being detained for parole violations said in a court filing that the state corrections department was disregarding parts of it.
The so-called “Less Is More Act” took effect this week, but lawyers for dozens being detained for parole violations said in a court filing that the state corrections department was disregarding parts of it.