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New York prison strike has $1 billion tab — and climbing

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes another $535 million to keep National Guard in state prisons amid staffing shortage.
The New York Times

N.Y. Governor Signs Prison Reform Bill After Beatings and Deaths

Prison guards have been accused of more than 120 acts of brutality that amounted to torture in the past decade in New York, a Times investigation found. By Benjamin Oreskes and Jan Ransom A year after ...
Times Union

State lawmakers say they're not done with prison overhaul in New York

The package of prison oversight legislation approved this year was spurred by the death of Robert L. Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility in December 2024. Former state correction officer David ...
The New York Times

Why Are Guards Using Force More Often in New York’s Prisons?

State prison guards say they are doing so because their jobs have become more dangerous. A New York Times analysis points to a different reality. By Bianca Pallaro and Jan Ransom New York State prison ...