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Families Say New York Is Illegally Delaying Prison Transfers
12+ hour, 51+ min ago (1588+ words) The prison system often postpones or rejects incarcerated people's requests to be closer to their children, jeopardizing family ties. When Shawna Moore's husband, Artamion, was moved from Attica to Green Haven Correctional Facility after a disciplinary infraction, his family was…...
Controversial Security Leader Transferred From Women's Prison After
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (852+ words) Michel Blot was reassigned from Bedford Hills Correctional Facility to Sing Sing after prisoners and advocates raised concerns. In mid-April, following'three deaths and amid mounting frustration, Deputy Superintendent of Security Michel Blot was transferred from his role in the state's…...
Pension Fund Litigators Donated Heavily to NY Comptroller's Campaign
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (1732+ words) Comptroller Tom Di Napoli's Democratic primary opponents say they'd refuse law firm donations if elected. In his two decades as New York's comptroller, Tom Di Napoli has filed lawsuits securing hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements from corporations he's…...
Videos Show Upstate New York Cops Calling Border Patrol on Drivers
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (1367+ words) Oswego County sheriff's deputies held drivers for up to 45 minutes as they waited for immigration agents, potentially breaking the law. That acquaintance: a United States Border Patrol agent. "They say they speak zero English. I can never know if they're…...
Cheikh Fall has spent nearly two decades helping New York immigrants from his home region seek asylum in the United States.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (212+ words) Cheikh Fall explains how to write an asylum application in much the same way that he used to teach his high school students to write English essays. The introduction, he says, is for biographical facts: "I was born on this…...
State Senator Repeatedly Failed Clients in Court
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (955+ words) When a member of State Senator Luis Sep'lveda's staff faced eviction in 2023, the staffer had good reason to be hopeful: Sep'lveda, a practicing attorney, agreed to be his lawyer. Sep'lveda, who chairs the Senate's powerful Judiciary Committee, then failed to…...
New York Sues Solar Company, Says It Cheated Thousands
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1003+ words) Attorney General Letitia James alleges Attyx "built its business by defrauding consumers." In fall 2023, Queens homeowner Claver Campbell saw an enticing social media ad promising a new roof and solar panels to qualifying seniors. She called the number listed and,…...
A Quieter Budget Battle on Criminal Justice and Prison Reform
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (468+ words) Amid a crisis in the state's prison system, the governor's and legislature's budget proposals differ, but largely lack major reforms. With the deadline to pass New York's state budget legislation less than a month away, governing bodies aren't battling over…...
Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Women's Prison, Citing New York
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (361+ words) Two women have died by suicide and a third from cancer at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, the reporting found. Two New York lawmakers called on the state prison agency to investigate apparent suicides and allegations of deteriorating conditions at Bedford…...
Third Death in Four Weeks Rocks Bedford Hills Women's Prison
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1008+ words) This week's death, which incarcerated people and advocates described as a suicide, comes at a time of turmoil in the facility. Early Wednesday morning, 60-year-old Manuela "Mannie" Morgado was found dead in her unit at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in…...