Hochul seeks to expedite closure of five state prisons amid CO strikes, safety incidents
Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul is seeking permission to close five more state prisons with 90 days of notice in the next fiscal year — even as the state's prison system attempts to recover from an ongoing strike of correction officers and a handful of prisoner riots.
Hochul seeks to close more prisons, mandate that corrections officers wear cameras
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed a series of initiatives to reform prisons as part of her budget. It includes requiring body worn cameras to be used at all times and creating a prison oversight board. Hochul is also seeking authority to close up to five prisons.
In a direct appeal to Gov. Kathy Hochul, members of the Assembly Minority Conference are calling for the immediate repeal of ...
Dozens of correctional facilities canceled prison visits one day after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order ...
The attacks occurred years earlier when Bennie Thorpe worked at a state women’s prison, his accusers said. Now he runs a ...
New York prison guards were ordered to immediately stop striking by a state judge Wednesday – after Gov. Kathy Hochul sued to ...
As correctional officers across New York protest unsafe working conditions, Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay is calling ...
Correctional officers continued picketing outside of New York State prisons on Thursday despite Governor Hochul and union ...
Amid a correction officer strike, Gov. Kathy Hochul has amended her 2025-26 state budget proposal to include the closure of ...
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Midtown rally seeks prison culture reform as Hochul announces charges against guards in inmate Robert Brooks’ prison murderFamilies of incarcerated New Yorkers and those who previously served time themselves rallied in Midtown and Albany on ...
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