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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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Mar 2023

Government Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: Addressing the Plight of New Yorkers Aging Behind Bars

“We witness firsthand the challenges that our older participants face when they come to us, usually because they no longer have family to turn to after such long periods of…

ByAndre Ward 1Comment

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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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Mar 2022

Economy Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: New York Should Reject a Return to Private Prison Labor

“Gov. Hochul’s plan will not end our abusive prison labor system. New York must end the practice of forced labor and extend worker protections to all New Yorkers for the…

ByJackie Goldzweig Panitz

ByRosemary Rivera 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: I’m Writing This From Rikers Island. I Hope You Get the Help I Didn’t

‘I’m telling my story in the hope that fewer people like me, struggling with drug use and mental health issues, end up in here. I am writing to ask the…

ByJiovani Sanchez 2Comments

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Feb 2021

Health Justice

NY’s Prisons & Jails Are ‘Hotbeds’ for COVID-19, Advocates Say in Call for Full Vaccine Access

Earlier this month, the state began vaccinating incarcerated people 65 and older. But advocates, as well as local officials who run the city’s jails, want eligibility expanded to include all…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Jan 2021

Justice News

City Officials Push State to Greenlight Vaccinations for New Yorkers in Jails

So far, New York State has allowed the city to administer the vaccine only to the highest-risk patients behind bars, only about 100 people as of last week, according to…

ByNicole Javorsky 0Comments

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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

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

Opinion: Addressing the Plight of New Yorkers Aging Behind Bars

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

Opinion: New York Should Reject a Return to Private Prison Labor

Opinion: I’m Writing This From Rikers Island. I Hope You Get the Help I Didn’t

NY’s Prisons & Jails Are ‘Hotbeds’ for COVID-19, Advocates Say in Call for Full Vaccine Access

City Officials Push State to Greenlight Vaccinations for New Yorkers in Jails

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

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

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