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NYS Inmates Being Prosecuted For Abusive Phone Calls

New York State prison inmates who call their victims are learning the consequences of their words. The state is listening in — in a powerful effort to break the cycle of abuse.

2011/03/01

Gov. Cuomo Looks To Save Money By Closing Prisons

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday ordered a study of New York’s minimum- and medium-security prisons to identify those that should close.

2011/02/10

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Lawyer Hopes To Free Innocent Inmates In New Jersey

Leslie Risinger is heading up the last resort exoneration project thru Seton Hall Law School, helping prison inmates who were wrongly convicted.

2011/02/04

Nassau County D.A. Wants Review Of Inmate Suicides

The district attorney wants a review of conditions at Long Island’s Nassau County Jail after four inmate suicides in a year.

2011/01/14

Aerial View Of Rikers Island (credit: CBS 2)

16 Correction Officers Injured In Rikers Melee

New York City Correction Department spokesman Steven Morello said the injuries were non-life threatening. He did not say what caused the fights.

2010/11/24

Should Prisoners Get To Read Violent Books?

The CT Dept. of Correction is revising its library policy in the wake of an investigation that found inmates had unrestricted access to works depicting graphic violence.

2010/10/07

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