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The Department of Correction is claiming that time cards that show the dates and times of attorney visits are secret, and unable to be released under the state's Freedom of Information Law.
Journalists filed public records requests last year to find out how the agency handles allegations of sexual abuse. With prison officials stonewalling the requests, the reporters are going to court.
Some of the lingering impacts: reduced family visitation days, limited recreation time, cuts to classes, and less access to required and elective programming.
And other links to start your week in the big icy apple.
The governor could change the lives of Sara Kielly and Assia Serrano with the stroke of her pen.
The state plans to ask a court to dismiss some 500 prison sexual assault lawsuits for not strictly abiding by filing requirements.
You wouldn't know it from talking to most public officials, but the 2019 reforms drove recidivism down.
It's way harder than it should be—but we talked to some voters who were able to overcome the obstacles this year.
Joanna Weill of the Data Collaborative for Justice talks about its new study that finds judges are more likely to ignore release recommendations for Black defendants.
Johnson was one of roughly 1,600 women to sue the state in 2023 under the Adult Survivors Act alleging they were sexually assaulted in state prisons.