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June 19, 2023 News 4 New YorkCorrection Officer Training
Stanley Richards, Deputy CEO of The Fortune Society, weighs in on training of Correction Officers in NYC.
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June 15, 2023 New York Post
How I learned to play the piano in prison — with a sheet of paper and my memory
Chontay Smith taught himself how to play the piano — without a piano.
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The would-be ivory-tinkler was more than a decade into a 24-year bid, back in 2009 at Green Haven Correctional Facility in upstate New York, when he felt the bite of the music bug. -
June 08, 2023 Yahoo News
NYC jails no longer announce inmate deaths. Critics warn this could start a ‘problematic trend.’
New York City’s Department of Correction, which includes one of the United States’ deadliest jails, will no longer inform the public of inmate fatalities, a move that criminal justice experts say could set a harmful precedent for other jails across the country.
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June 07, 2023 New York Daily News
Federal control of Rikers Island, other NYC jails backed in proposed City Council resolution by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Comptroller Brad Lander
Two of New York City’s top elected officials — Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Comptroller Brad Lander — plan a City Council resolution backing a federal takeover of Rikers Island and the rest of the city’s jail system.
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May 31, 2023 The City
City Jails No Longer Announcing Deaths Behind Bars, Angering Watchdogs
The Department of Correction says that the de Blasio-era practice of notifying the press when someone dies in a detention facility is over. Advocacy groups and a federal monitor say it’s part of a broader effort to hide wrongdoing.
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May 28, 2023 The Crime Report
NYC Poised To Cut $17 Million in Community Provided Reentry Programs
The New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) has announced plans to cut $17 million in funding for contracted community-based providers in favor of in-house services. Advocates and some city council members say the move will jeopardize crucial reentry programs for individuals incarcerated in facilities on Rikers Island and other NYC jails.
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