nys department of corrections and community supervision Archives

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“The high rates of health issues mentioned in carceral settings are a health equity issue likely resulting, at least in part, from the low accessibility of fresh produce and poor…

ByIsabel Slingerland

ByRobert Fullilove 0Comments

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May 2022

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: I Didn’t Know What Qualified Immunity Was—Until I Had To

“Beyond the emotional toll, I have learned firsthand what people mean when they say, ‘justice delayed is justice denied.’ As time goes on, witnesses move and their memories fade; every…

ByDarlene McDay 1Comment

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Jan 2022

Government Health Immigration Justice

Attorneys, Advocates Warn of Possible COVID-19 Outbreak Among Immigrants Detained at NY Facility

At least 50 people being held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at New York’s Orange County Correctional Facility are experiencing COVID-19-like symptoms, according to lawyers representing those…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Justice

Advocates, Attorneys Push Back Against Plan to Transfer Women and Transgender People Off Rikers

Beginning this week, the city and state will begin transferring around 230 detainees being held at the troubled New York City jail complex to state correctional facilities in Westchester, what…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Aug 2021

ARTS and CULTURE Justice

NY Prison Arts and Reentry Programs Persist Throughout Pandemic

While the COVID-19 pandemic may have limited the intimacy of prison and reentry arts programs, many found ways to continue to teach, appreciate and showcase the work of incarcerated artists…

ByGriffin Kelly 2Comments

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Jan 2021

Uncategorized

Confusion Persists Around State’s Vaccine Plans for Incarcerated New Yorkers

Criminal justice advocates slammed the mix messages for leaving thousands of families “wondering when their loved ones will gain access to vaccines.”

ByNicole Javorsky 0Comments

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Jan 2021

Health Justice Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time for NYS to Act on Decarceration in Prisons to Curb COVID-19

Cuomo has failed to implement widely accepted sound public health practices by refusing to release any meaningful number of the state’s COVID-vulnerable imprisoned human beings, and now by failing to…

ByDavid Hoos, Susan M. Reverby, Barbara Zeller and Robert Fullilove 0Comments

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Dec 2020

Health Justice News

Climbing Jail Population and Second COVID Wave Renews Push to Release NYers Behind Bars

The number of people in New York City jails has increased in recent months, reversing progress made earlier in the pandemic to reduce the jail population—and heightening advocates’ concerns about…

ByNicole Javorsky 2Comments

Opinion: Bringing Fresh Produce to New York’s Correctional Facilities