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Local legislators respond to letter calling for closure of Marcy Correctional Facility
New York State legislators signed a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, urging her to close Marcy Correctional Facility in the wake ...
Times Union18d
Commentary: Prison reform starts with transparency and accountability — and that means more cameras
As horrific as the murder of Mr. Brooks was, it’s something we have seen before: Consider the death of Karl Taylor at Sullivan Correctional Facility in 2015 and the death of Samuel Harrell at ...
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Sullivan County's new jail aims to enhance safety and reduce overcrowding
The new Sullivan County Jail is continuing to ... Sheriff Jeff Cassidy says the safety of correctional facility staff and inmates is also a top priority. "These are going to be pod style systems ...
Yahoo22d
Nearly 1,000 jobs vanished when two NY prisons closed Nov. 6. What became of the workers?
That's what happened four months later when Great Meadow and Sullivan correctional facilities shut for good on Nov. 6. But state figures show a potential silver lining for the 966 correction ...
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Nearly 1,000 jobs vanished when two NY prisons closed Nov. 6. What became of the workers?
The announcement last year that New York would close another two prisons set off tremors in two upstate communities that stood to lose hundreds of well-paying jobs. That's what happened four ...