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As the Executive Director of PeacePrints Western New York, McEachon’s goal is to provide a link to services on the outside for people at the end of their journey through the state prison system. A system which overwhelming houses Black and Brown bodies.
McEachon echoes many criminal justice reformers when she said former inmates are often ill-prepared to re-enter society after a lengthy prison sentence.
“But what you know on the outside is a memory,” she said. “Because worlds change. Our world moves at a rapid, rapid-fire pace and in the facility, it doesn’t. It’s very slow, it’s very routine and that is intentional in how it operates. It’s almost a thoughtless environment.”
A bipartisan criminal justice coalition is launching a statewide public education campaign on parole reform. New Yorkers United for Justice are pushing the
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COVID infections rise among area prison workers
COVID-19 in prisons By Lexi Bruening | December 15, 2020 at 6:10 PM EST - Updated December 16 at 6:46 AM
TOWN OF WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Thereâs a rise in COVID-19 cases in north country prisons, but they arenât coming from behind bars. Itâs the staff that has come down with the virus.
âItâs very concerning. I have a genuine concern for each and every one of our members,â said Michael Powers, New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association president. âOur staffing gets to be an issue due to the fact that once you start to see a rise in COVID cases, whether it is in a correctional facility or community, that contact trace grows.â