A New York man served 22 years for two murders he didn’t commit. He says prison saved his life
Calvin Buari was sentenced to 50 years in prison in 1995 for two murders he didn’t commit. A former drug dealer, Buari was ...
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Prison Confiscates Incarcerated Journalist’s Typewriter After She Writes for New York Focus
A week after incarcerated journalist Sara Kielly published an article criticizing the prison system for its solitary ...
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A brief account of the construction, management, and discipline &c. &c. of the New-York State Prison at Auburn
The content in the 19th Century Prison Reform Collection is believed to be in the public domain by virtue of its age, and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text ...
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State sees increase in corrections officer hopefuls
An increase in corrections officer applicants has state lawmakers and union members optimistic for the future.
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How New York’s Maximum-Security Women’s Prison Has Failed to HALT Solitary Confinement
A landmark reform law was meant to overhaul carceral punishment in New York. Getting prisons to follow it has been an uphill ...
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Local officials host state corrections comissioner
State Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-C- Rome, Assemblyman Brian Miller, R-C-New Hartford, and Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, ...
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He's in a New York prison. Yet courts let him stay on a U.S. House ballot — in Alaska
A fringe candidate who's never been to Alaska and is currently in federal prison in New York is set to appear on the general ...
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New York judge vacates conviction of man who spent 23 years in prison for murder he did not commit
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Applause broke out in a New ... Andrew Cuomo commuted Velazquez's sentence and he was freed from state prison, but he was still wrongfully branded as a convicted felon and ...
How New York’s Law and Order Mayor Ended Up Facing Prison
The New York City Transit Police got that nickname because of the response they often received when they sparked interest in ...
NY State Corrections Dept. Trims Woman's Workplace Bias Suit
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision will have to face a former employee’s allegations that the department violated Title VII when it denied her a promotion after she ...
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Former parole commissioner dissects New York’s stubborn system
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State sees increase in corrections officer hopefuls
ALBANY, New York (WWNY) - An increase in corrections officer applicants has state lawmakers and union members optimistic for the future. Staffing shortages in prisons are statewide. This summer ...