This study explores inmate perceptions of high-risk behavior in New York state prisons and New York City jails and seeks to generate hypotheses to inform policies and future research. Methods. Participants were 22 former New York state prisoners and 28 current New York City inmates. Participants ...
In the enclosed environment of prisons and jails, COVID-19 is likely to spread much more easily than it would in the outside world. Some criminal defense attorneys may not care about your health and safety once you are behind bars. Not so with us. If you suffer from an underlying ...
Survivors of sex abuse in New York jails call for action Nearly 200 survivors of sex abuse in New York jails rallied in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday, saying there's been no action from the state or city to make jails safer. Nov 14, 2024 Renewed push on to close Rikers Island CBS...
Israel said it would release 20 Palestinian women from its jails in exchange for a videotape of a captured Israeli soldier that would prove that he is alive. 5PM 30 SepIran’s Statement May Offer Window Into Nuclear Efforts (MiddleEast)The head of Iran’s atomic agency says ...
New York released areportwith the most recent number of violent assaults on inmates in state prisons. There were 134 inmate deaths noted in the report, although it doesn't break down the prisons where each death occurred or who caused them. Here's a look at some of the general violent ...
I think it's extremely important have this information easily and readily accessible via internet search, since I believe many criminal defense attorneys are unaware of to the circumstances under which strip searches can be legally conducted. And, in my experience, many jails routinely conduct strip...
Using data from the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, this study fills the gap in the literature by examining the associations between engagement in various activities in jail and inmate misconduct. This study also explores individual and jail-level factors that predict inmate engagement in ...
in October toclose the Rikers Island jail complex, which has become synonymous with violence and neglect, and replace it with four smaller jails intended to be more modern and humane. The plan has beenmet with pushbackfrom communities where the new jails would be located, CBS ...
Some prisons, lifer jails, allow prisoners to keep budgerigars as pets, companions in their cells. Home Office legislation is now putting a stop to it, as prisoners who own budgerigars cause problems for the prison service when being transferred to other establishments. A man convicted of ...
Gov. Cuomo announced today that New York State is producing hand sanitizer. The governor says it is cheaper to make ourselves than purchase it. He says they will give it to schools, jails, government agencies, etc. If price gouging continues, Cuomo says they will start selling itpic.twitter...