Recent CA Press:
- Law Has Little Effect on Early Release for Inmates, New York Times (January 29, 2010)
- Prison closure plan draws concern for local economies, Legislative Gazette (January 25, 2010)
- Suffolk Officials Wary of Modifications to Drug Laws, Newsday (January 8, 2010)
- Gangi announces plan to step down at Correctional Association, New York Nonprofit Press (November 24, 2009)
- State budget problems? Close more prisons, Newsday (November 13, 2009)
- The High Cost of Empty Prisons, The New York Times (October 11, 2009)
- Hep C in Prison: Scourge Finally Gets Health Review, City Limits, (October 6, 2009)
- NY Prison Program Manages Inmates' Mental Health, Times-Herald Record, (October 4, 2009)
- Health care RX for New York prisons, The Albany Times Union (September 20, 2009)
- Medical Inattention in New York Prisons, The New York Times, (September 15, 2009) read more >
News and Events
Juvenile Justice task force releases report
New York's task force on transforming juvenile justice has released a report shining light on the state's badly broken juvenile justice system. CA Executive Director Robert Gangi is a member of the 32 person task force appointed by Governor David Paterson.
Report makes cover of the New York Times:
New York Finds Extreme Crisis in Youth Prisons, 12/13/09
View video of coverage on NY1: State's Juvenile Justice System Slammed In New Report , 12/14/09
WNYC's Brian Lehrer discuss the report on his radio segment: Charting a New Course for Juvenile Justice, 12/14/09
DOH Oversight Bill victory
Governor Paterson has signed the DOH Oversight Bill into law, officially requiring the Department of Health to monitor HIV and hepatitis C care in New York State prisons and jails.
The hundreds of emails the Governor received from our supporters showed him just how concerned New Yorkers are about this issue. [press release] [read more]
Governor Paterson signs bill outlawing the shackling of pregnant inmates
On Tuesday, August 18, Gov. David Paterson appeared at a demonstration organized by the CA, the NYCLU and WORTH and pledged to sign legislation that would restrict the use of shackles on pregnant inmates during labor and after delivery.
The bill was officially signed by Paterson eight days later. [read more]
The beginning of the end of the Rockefeller Drug Laws
On Friday, March 27, Governor David Paterson, Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced a deal to significantly reform the harsh Rockefeller Drug Laws. [read more]
CA releases report on prison healthcare
Undertaken at the request of the New York State Assembly’s Health and Correction Committees, Healthcare in New York Prisons, 2004-2007 represents the most comprehensive analysis of medical services in a single state’s prison system ever prepared.
The report aggregates and analyzes information gathered during 19 monitoring visits to New York state prisons and makes concrete recommendations for improvements.
[download the report] [order a hard copy]
Related press coverage:
- Report: Health Care in NY Prisons Inadequate, WNYC Radio (March 13, 2009)
- Report raps prison health care, Elmira Star Gazette/Gannett News Service (March 13, 2009)
- Better health sought for inmates, HIV Plus Magazine (March 20, 2009)