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30 Jul 2018, 9:05 pm
“Sheldon Silver, the disgraced ex-speaker of the New York state Assembly, was sentenced to seven years in prison — less than the 12 years he was sentenced to previously” before an appeals court ordered retrial [Kaja Whitehouse, New York Post, more (wanted to keep some of the money); Adam Klasfeld/Courthouse News; our coverage over the years] Tags: scandals, Sheldon Silver “Sheldon Silver sentenced to 7 years… [read post]
18 Jan 2018, 3:08 pm
In November, the New York Times published an article that examined the systemic pressures that push innocent people in prison to enter Alford pleas in spite of the hefty consequences of having criminal charges lingering on their records. [read post]
15 May 2010, 2:54 pm
"Anyone interested in America's prison system should read it," concluded The Dallas Morning News assessment of "Texas Tough," a new book covering the history of the state's corrections system.One group with a natural interest in the subject has yet to crack the book's cover, however: Texas prisoners themselves. [read post]
24 Apr 2023, 5:49 am
Last year, inmates in Alabama went on strike, a prisoner died in solitary confinement in Louisiana, three officers at Rikers in New York attacked an inmate, and a report found that male prison officials assaulted women inmates in at least two-thirds of U.S. prisons. [read post]
21 Mar 2010, 10:37 am
Today’s New York Times contains an interesting article concerning the deplorable state of court-appointed counsel in New York State and the lawsuit brought by people challenging the court appointed counsel system. [read post]
17 May 2011, 9:08 pm
Sources: WebCite, The New York Times, The Pew Center on the States and Pew’s Economic Policy Group [read post]
21 Feb 2024, 6:16 am
New York and 335-7 LLC v. [read post]
10 Nov 2015, 9:13 am
More Blog Posts: New York Legislation Addresses Sexual Harassment in Small Companies, Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnant Workers, New York Employment Attorney Blog, June 25, 2015 New York Assemblyman Resigns Amid Allegations of Sexual Harassment, New York Employment Attorney Blog, May 23, 2013 Records Show that New York State Government Paid $5 Million to Settle Eleven Sexual Harassment Claims… [read post]
26 Aug 2010, 2:24 pm
A new report indicates that "Facilities run by the New York State Department of Correctional Services have the highest rates of staff sexual abuse for both men's and women's prisons. [read post]
8 Jan 2007, 9:30 am
"Court To Hear Challenge To Costly Calls From Prison": The New York Sun today contains an article that begins, "The state's highest court tomorrow will hear a legal challenge to the high fees associated with placing collect calls from the state's prison system. [read post]
22 Feb 2016, 6:27 am
Four states have reduced their prison populations by over 20%: New Jersey (31% since 1999), New York (28% since 1999), Rhode Island (25% since 2008), and California (22% since 2006, though partly offset by increasing jail use). [read post]
23 Oct 2013, 7:57 am
Readers may be interested in this fascinating report on the fusion of public and private actors in certain state prison systems: Florida leads the nation in placing state prisons in the hands of private, profit-making companies. [read post]
4 Jan 2016, 11:29 am
" Though the article specifically focuses on New York State, their arguments for external oversight of prisons resonates across US jurisdictions:The State Legislature should follow the A.B.A. [read post]
19 Aug 2019, 5:34 am
Two New York Times articles published over the weekend deserve readers' attention for their illumination of racist history that informs many of the Texas topics covered on this blog.First up, Bryan Stevenson has an excellent piece on the role of slavery in development of modern prison systems. [read post]
4 May 2011, 8:28 am
The Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) is restoring higher-education to the prisons of New York. [read post]
5 Jun 2018, 12:33 pm
American Libraries: “Backlash was swift when it was publicized in January that the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) had begun requiring that packages to prisoners come from a handful of state-approved vendors only. [read post]
26 Jan 2012, 12:50 pm
Texas was one of six states — Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, New York and Pennsylvania — where between 20 and 34 percent of the corrections budgets were outside the prisons system budget.When all costs are considered, the annual average taxpayer cost in these states was $31,166 per convict, according to the study. [read post]
17 Mar 2012, 7:05 am
Hevesi, the former New York state comptroller, at the Lincoln Correctional Facility. [read post]
15 Jul 2013, 6:25 am
New York Times LOS ANGELES — Just six months after declaring “the prison crisis is over in California,” Gov. [read post]
11 Feb 2009, 5:52 pm
"The Prison Overcrowding Fix": Today's edition of The New York Times contains a news analysis that begins, "In San Francisco last week, a federal court was hearing final arguments in the prison overcrowding lawsuit that led Monday to an unprecedented decision to reduce the nation's largest prison system by one-third. [read post]
