N.Y. lawmakers hold hearing as they plot prison reforms

Albany Push for Prison Reforms Left Out of State Budget

Five days after the state budget passed, elected officials Wednesday began a legislative push for measures that would let people out of prison early if they meet educational and behavioral requirements, make it easier to fire rogue correction officers, and allow an oversight group to make surprise visits to lockups. During a nearly five-hour joint-session hearing in Albany, lawmakers and advocates repeatedly cited the beatdown deaths of Robert B…

N.Y. lawmakers hold hearing as they plot prison reforms

Many of the bills focus on oversight, while others deal with "pathways to release" and safety matters.