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Harvard debate champs lose to team of prisoners

Three men currently incarcerated at the Eastern New York Correctional Facility in Ulster County beat Harvard University in a recent debate. How they did it, though, is as inspiring as it is heartbreaking. Almost everywhere in the United States, time spent in prison is at best...

6,000 People to Be Released From Federal Prison Following New Drug Sentencing Guidelines

Largest one-time releaseBy Sari Horowitz - Washington PostOctober 6, 2015The Justice Department is set to release about 6,000 inmates early from prison - the largest one-time release of federal prisoners - in an effort to reduce overcrowding and provide relief to drug...

Governor Cuomo Announces Executive Actions to Reduce Barriers for New Yorkers with Criminal Convictions

For Immediate Release: 9/21/2015 GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO State of New York | Executive Chamber Andrew M. Cuomo | Governor GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE ACTIONS TO REDUCE BARRIERS FOR NEW YORKERS WITH CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS Governor Accepts and Adopts Recommendations from...

Cornell Prison Education Program Receives $1 Million

By MAXWELL DOPSCHOCTOBER 4, 2015The Cornell Prison Education Program received a $1 million grant from The Mellon Foundation on Thursday, which will allow the program to double its presence in central New York correctional facilities, according to Rob Scott, executive director...