Karachi
January 3, 2021
The Sindh government has decided to adopt a new law to deal with cases of consumption of synthetic drugs, including âiceâ, in the province.
Law and environment adviser Barrister Murtaza Wahab disclosed this to media persons while speaking at a press conference at the Sindh Assembly building on Saturday.
A session of the Sindh Assembly had been summoned on January 6, 2021, to adopt fresh legislation in this regard, he added.
Barrister Wahab, who also acts as the spokesman for the provincial government, said that criminal cases would be lodged under the new law against people involved in the use of synthetic drugs.
Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY. Photo: Emily Russell.
Dec 22, 2020 A person incarcerated at the state prison in Dannemora has died due to COVID-19.
According to the NYS Dept. of Corrections, the inmate who was symptomatic with COVID-19 was sent to the hospital on Dec. 8 and died on Dec. 20.
According to a prison advocacy group, Release Aging People in Prison, this was the second inmate death statewide this week linked to the pandemic.
A coalition of advocates released a statement Tuesday calling on Governor Cuomo to pass COVID-related prison reforms, including the Elder Parole bill, the Fair and Timely Parole Act, and HALT Solitary Confinement Act to save lives and prevent more needless deaths behind bars.
Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY. Photo: Emily Russell.
Dec 22, 2020 A person incarcerated at the state prison in Dannemora has died due to COVID-19.
According to the NYS Dept. of Corrections, the inmate who was symptomatic with COVID-19 was sent to the hospital on Dec. 8 and died on Dec. 20.
According to a prison advocacy group, Release Aging People in Prison, this was the second inmate death statewide this week linked to the pandemic.
A coalition of advocates released a statement Tuesday calling on Governor Cuomo to pass COVID-related prison reforms, including the Elder Parole bill, the Fair and Timely Parole Act, and HALT Solitary Confinement Act to save lives and prevent more needless deaths behind bars.
Downstate progressive Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly will fight for decarceration of New York prisons and immigration reform next year, they said Tuesday, citing the partyâs new Senate supermajority as the momentum lawmakers need to move their agenda forward.
Nearly 20 progressive legislators threw support Tuesday behind a proposed legislation package they dubbed the Justice Roadmap 2021 agenda to protect communities of color and immigrants from unjust imprisonment and deportation, calling for less violence in community policing.
The proposed state reforms include passing legislation for parole reform to end solitary confinement in state prisons through the HALT Solitary Confinement Act; ensure Fair and Timely Parole; and Elder Parole to require incarcerated New Yorkers over age 55 who have served 15 or more consecutive years be considered for parole regardless of their crime or sentence.
Downstate progressive Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly will fight for decarceration of New York prisons and immigration reform next year, they said Tuesday, citing the partyâs new Senate supermajority as the momentum lawmakers need to move their agenda forward.
Nearly 20 progressive legislators threw support Tuesday behind a proposed legislation package they dubbed the Justice Roadmap 2021 agenda to protect communities of color and immigrants from unjust imprisonment and deportation, calling for less violence in community policing.
The proposed state reforms include passing legislation for parole reform to end solitary confinement in state prisons through the HALT Solitary Confinement Act (S.1623/A.2500); ensure Fair and Timely Parole (S.497/A.4346); and Elder Parole (S.2144/A.9040) to require incarcerated New Yorkers over age 55 who have served 15 or more consecutive years be considered for parole regardless of their crime or sentence.