Preliminary studies suggest that innovative programs could improve prison conditions and outcomes after release.

State officials highlight Reentry 2030 progress while acknowledging limitations tied to staffing shortages and funding.

There was a time when Daeqwon Currie thought he’d never kick heroin. “I had a friend shoot me up the first time,” said Currie, 36, of Wilson. “I was scared I’d do it myself. And that was the moment ...

WESTFIELD — An inmate reentry program that was slated to open in Westfield this summer is instead being discontinued, its operator, Community Resources for Justice, said Thursday. The decision comes ...

Update: Governor Hochul signed legislation to expand public housing access to formerly incarcerated individuals on December 23, 2022. A bill that lawmakers say could ensure more people leaving ...

State reentry grants are on the chopping block as budget talks favor a new $10M workforce program over wraparound services.

First Lady Anna Stein is emphasizing the role of prison reentry and substance abuse treatment programs in public safety, aiming to attract volunteers in the absence of additional state funding. First ...

The Community Resources for Justice reentry facility planned for Westfield has been cancelled.

In February 2014, early in his first reelection year, Governor Andrew Cuomo made what proved to be a bold proposal to reduce recidivism by creating opportunities for higher education in state prisons, ...

After his complaint, volunteer Michael Fesser said the prison temporarily suspended his re-entry program Going Home II and ...

A new prison oversight pilot program is launching at possibly four state prisons replacing legislation that sparked emotional debate on Wednesday and arriving just days before the documentary “The ...

New York must continue to invest in higher education in prisons. Our prisoners deserve access to college classes.