NY Lawmakers Push for Prison Reform as Senate Enters Final Day of Session

NY lawmakers push for prison reform as Senate enters final day of session

New York lawmakers were planning to pass a package of 10 bills Thursday to reform New York's embattled state prison system, including a proposal to require jailhouses to provide all

New York's Progressive Step: Enhanced Prison Monitoring - Real News Now

Under a recent approval, legislators have compelled an enhancement of monitoring in correctional institutions by mounting more surveillance devices. This initiative comes in the form of a sweeping bill zeroing in on enhancing openness within New York’s penitentiary system. Notably, this bill, the first significant legislation to be approved recently, materialized after the fatal physical assaults of two incarcerated individuals bound by handcuff…

Lawmakers pass prison reforms in response to Brooks death

Lawmakers characterized the package as an effort to take action while ensuring approval by Governor Kathy Hochul is within reach.

New York State Senate moves to pass sweeping prison reforms

New York state lawmakers are moving forward with a package of ten prison reforms: the Prison Reform Omnibus Bill.

Gov. Rhoden will delay special session on prison

South Dakota State Capitol building. Wikimedia CommonsA special session of the South Dakota Legislature to take up prison project funding is further away than previously thought.Gov. Larry Rhoden agreed Thursday to extend the deadline for calling a special legislative session to consider a new men’s prison, following a request for an extension from the committee studying the issue.

State lawmakers will vote on prison reform package in last days of session

ALBANY — State lawmakers will consider, and most likely pass, a legislative package meant to overhaul parts of the state prisons and county jails — the culmination of months of debate in the face of serious problems in the state…