Prison reform advocates blasted last-minute changes made by the governor to a prison reform bill she signed into law last ...

After calls for prison reform after the deaths of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi, Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed an omnibus bill.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the number of employees working for the Bureau of Prisons. We regret the error. The two of us have spent a ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A local grassroots organization, Center for Community Alternatives, is advocating for the passage of three prison reform bills aimed at protecting inmates. “The first bill is the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. The First Step Act is a significant piece of criminal justice ...

A coalition of advocates is rallying behind the "Treatment Not Jail" act, a proposal aimed at prioritizing mental health treatment over incarceration in New York. The initiative has garnered support ...

The Communities Not Cages campaign is advocating for the passage of three sentencing reform bills in the 2026 legislative session: the Second Look Act, the Earned Time Act and the Marvin Mayfield Act.

The Second Look Act will give some people in New York prisons a chance to demonstrate that they have grown and learned from their mistakes. Multiple layers of razor wire surround Marcy Correctional ...

New York’s top judge said that now is the time for comprehensive sentencing reform and that he is making it his goal to push ...