California Is First State to Adopt Sex Reassignment Surgery Policy for Prisoners – New York Times California Is First State to Adopt Sex Reassignment Surgery Policy for PrisonersNew York TimesCalifornia's prisons already provided hormone therapy to transgender inmates, but experts said the Quine settlement was the first time any state had agreed to taxpayer-funded surgical […]

Legislator criticizes Allegany County sheriff's handling of Project Lifesaver … – Hornell Evening Tribune Legislator criticizes Allegany County sheriff's handling of Project Lifesaver …Hornell Evening TribuneOf Note: In discussion with Cindy Neff, a program manager with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), I learned that she was not told that Allegany […]

Suspects in fatal Fed Hill stabbing plead not guilty – Providence Eyewitness News Providence Eyewitness NewsSuspects in fatal Fed Hill stabbing plead not guiltyProvidence Eyewitness NewsPROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Four suspects in the death of a man stabbed while trying to break up a fight on Federal Hill in March pleaded not guilty to various […]

Harvard's prestigious debate team loses to New York prison inmates – The Guardian The GuardianHarvard's prestigious debate team loses to New York prison inmatesThe GuardianThe showdown took place at the Eastern correctional facility in New York, a maximum-security prison where convicts can take courses taught by faculty from nearby Bard College, and where inmates have […]

Solitary Confinement: Punished for Life – New York Times New York TimesSolitary Confinement: Punished for LifeNew York TimesSealed for years in a hermetic environment — one inmate likened the prison's solitary confinement unit to “a weapons lab or a place for human experiments” — prisoners recounted struggling daily to maintain their sanity. They spoke of […]

New York inmates defeat Harvard debate team – CNN CNNNew York inmates defeat Harvard debate teamCNNInmates from the Eastern New York Correctional Facility defeated the prestigious Harvard debate team in mid-September as part of the Bard Prison Initiative, a program run by Bard College to provide college education to qualifying prisoners, according …and more » Shyne […]

New York City Jail Guards Are Fighting to Keep Their Records Secret – The Marshall Project New York City Jail Guards Are Fighting to Keep Their Records SecretThe Marshall ProjectNormally, details of the 2011 case would not have become public because of a uniquely restrictive state law that shields the personnel records of law enforcement […]

Police Leaders Join Call to Cut Prison Rosters – New York Times New York TimesPolice Leaders Join Call to Cut Prison RostersNew York TimesMore than 130 police chiefs, prosecutors and sheriffs — including some of the most prominent law enforcement officials in the country — are adding their clout to the movement to reduce the […]

Guarding the Prison Guards: New York State's Troubled Disciplinary System – New York Times New York TimesGuarding the Prison Guards: New York State's Troubled Disciplinary SystemNew York TimesPart of the difference in bargaining rights stems from the turbulent labor history of New York's prison guards. In 1979, corrections officers walked off the job for 16 […]

Guarding the Prison Guards: New York State's Troubled Disciplinary System – New York Times New York TimesGuarding the Prison Guards: New York State's Troubled Disciplinary SystemNew York TimesOfficer discipline has taken on special significance as New York faces fresh accusations of brutality in its vast incarceration system of 53,000 inmates. After three guards at Attica […]