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Assemblyman David Weprin and Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa are hoping to restore two programs they say benefit prisoners, their families, and even New York state taxpayers. The Weprin and De La Rosa bills would re-establish seven-day-a-week visitation at medium security prisons and restore a program that transports families to […]
With just six weeks remaining in the legislative session, a coalition of former prisoners, justice reformers and state lawmakers are trying to pass the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act. The bill (S.4784/A.3080) would impose a 15-consecutive-day limit to solitary confinement in state prisons and a 20-day total […]