Governor Kathy Hochul today released the recommendations of the New York Prison Redevelopment Commission, a 15-member panel convened by the Governor earlier this year to reimagine closed prisons across New York State for innovative redevelopment.
JPay, a vendor that provides tablets and other services to incarcerated individuals in New York prisons, has reached an agreement after state Attorney General Letitia James found that many of
Violence has escalated in New York state prisons, with assaults on staff at a record level and a near-record number of assaults on incarcerated individuals.
June 9, 2022 (Albany, NY) –The New York State Department of Corrections issued a new policy that went into effect last month, barring people from sending care packages to loved ones who are inside state prisons and jails.