prison reform

Lawmakers are reconsidering prison sentencing and rehabilitation with the Earned Time Act, the Marvin Mayfield Act, and the Second Look Act.

Supporters say the proposed reforms could reshape New York’s criminal justice system by expanding earned release, eliminating mandatory minimums, and allowing sentence reviews.

A judge says the state must follow a law that limits how long people can be held in solitary confinement.

Several local groups gathered this past Saturday to discuss reforming the justice system in New York State. There was an emphasis on helping women, the…

A professor of government at Cornell University has mixed reviews of President Trump’s State of the Union Address Tuesday night. Professor Elizabeth…