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During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 4/8/25, reporter Jeongyoon Han explains the latest in prison reform in New York.
In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on April 8, 2025, we discuss the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term ...
Saratoga County is among the local municipalities looking to hire some of the New York state corrections officers fired after ...
With parts of Hochul's executive order expiring, former COs who were previously barred from law enforcement roles are now able to look for new jobs in their chosen field.
Former New York State corrections officers are eligible to be hired for local jobs as of Wednesday, as part of an executive ...
In a statement, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said that the pay boost will stay "in recognition of the ongoing challenges" at state prisons.
Last year, the Legal Aid Society, Disability Rights Advocates, and Winston & Strawn LLP filed a class action lawsuit against ...
The proposal to close five state prisons as part of the upcoming state budget has local and state lawmakers deeply concerned ...
ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul is releasing some prisoners early in an effort to cut costs incurred by a recent ...
Dutchess County is looking to hire some of the former New York state corrections officers who were fired after an unauthorized strike earlier this month.
The man who died in an upstate prison Saturday allegedly at the hands of correction officers during a wildcat strike showed signs of a promising future before he spiraled into mental illness and ...
"Governor Hochul wrings her hands about possible federal government funding cuts and wrings her hands about $300 million ...