New York Focus

Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Women’s Prison, Citing New York Focus Article

Two women have died by suicide and a third from cancer at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, the reporting found.
News10NBC

News10NBC Investigates: NY women face prison-visit bans due to body scanners mistaking tampons and contraceptives

Women across New York are being banned from visiting their loved ones in state prisons due to body scanners mistaking ...

Get the facts: New York closed nearly 30 prisons in two decades. How much has it saved the state?

On Wednesday, Bare Hill Correctional facility, a medium security state prison in Malone, officially closed. It is the 28th prison closure in New York State since 2009. The New York State Department of ...
New York Focus

Third Death in Four Weeks Rocks Bedford Hills Women’s Prison

This week’s death, which incarcerated people and advocates described as a suicide, comes at a time of turmoil in the facility ...
Times Union

State lawmakers say they're not done with prison overhaul in New York

The package of prison oversight legislation approved this year was spurred by the death of Robert L. Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility in December 2024. Former state correction officer David ...