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6 NY Inmates Permitted To View Eclipse After Suing Over Religious Rights 6 NY Inmates Permitted To View Eclipse After Suing Over Religious Rights
6 NY Inmates Permitted To View Eclipse After Suing Over Religious Rights Several New York prison inmates will be allowed to view the total solar eclipse on Monday afternoon, April 8 after all following their lawsuit against the state alleging religious discrimination. Related Story - Total Solar Eclipse: Here's What To Expect To See By Minute, Zip Code The six inmates, incarcerated at Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County, agreed to drop their federal lawsuit after the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) granted their religious request to watch the celestial spectacle, according to Thomas Mailey, a spokesperson for the age…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Eclipse Prison Lockdown Violates NY Inmates’ Religious Rights, Lawsuit Claims Eclipse Prison Lockdown Violates NY Inmates’ Religious Rights, Lawsuit Claims
Eclipse Prison Lockdown Violates NY Inmates’ Religious Rights, Lawsuit Claims Click here for an updated story: Six Woodbourne Inmates Permitted To View Eclipse After Suing Over Religious Rights Several New York prison inmates are suing the state over a planned lockdown at correctional facilities during the upcoming total solar eclipse. The federal lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of New York on Friday, March 29, on behalf of six inmates who are incarcerated at Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County. It states that although they come from varying backgrounds and hold different religious beliefs, “they have each expressed a sincerely held r…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Solar Eclipse: NY Prisons Will Be Locked Down During Celestial Spectacle Solar Eclipse: NY Prisons Will Be Locked Down During Celestial Spectacle
Solar Eclipse: NY Prisons Will Be Locked Down During Celestial Spectacle Among those eagerly anticipating next week’s total solar eclipse are New York’s prison inmates, but not all of them will catch the celestial spectacle. Twenty-three state prisons fall directly within the “path of totality,” meaning they will experience up to three and a half minutes of total darkness during the “Great Northern American Eclipse” on Monday afternoon, April 8. Out of precaution, all 23 of those correctional facilities will be locked down and operate on a holiday schedule, Thomas Mailey, a spokesperson for the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) told Dai…

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by Michael Mashburn
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New York Inspector General Finds Significant Racial Disparities In Westchester County Prisons New York Inspector General Finds Significant Racial Disparities In Westchester County Prisons
New York Inspector General Finds Significant Racial Disparities In Westchester County Prisons A new report from the New York Inspector General has revealed that minority prisoners are often treated differently than White prisoners in the state's prisons.  The report titled "Racial Disparities in the Administration of Discipline in New York State Prisons," contains data supporting the fact that minority prisoners were more likely to be issued "misbehavior reports" than White prisoners during the six-year period that was examined.  According to the report, a Black prisoner was nearly 22 percent more likely to be issued a misbehavior report than a White prisoner, while a…

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by Ben Crnic
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Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Sexual Assault Of Woman Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Sexual Assault Of Woman
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Sexual Assault Of Woman A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a woman in 2017. Sullivan County District Attorney Meagan Galligan announced that Rockland County resident Jose Gomez, age 40, of Haverstraw, was sentenced to 20 years in prison plus 15 years of post-release supervision on Friday, Nov. 4, following his convictions for criminal sexual act and assault.  A Sullivan County grand jury indicted Gomez in 2019, following the victim’s disclosure that she and Gomez, who had previously been romantic partners, traveled to Liberty in 2017, where Gomez assaulted and sexually ab…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Who Killed Two Women In Westchester Released On Parole Man Who Killed Two Women In Westchester Released On Parole
Man Who Killed Two Women In Westchester Released On Parole The man who killed two women in his Westchester County apartment 36 years ago has been paroled from Green Haven Correctional Facility. Paul Leon, age 53, formerly of Pelham, was released on Monday, Aug. 22, after having been granted an open date by the Board of Parole following his appearance on Wednesday, Aug. 3, said Rachel Connors of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Leon was 16 years old on July 27, 1986, when he killed Ossining resident Lois Feraca, age 83, and her 49-year-old daughter, Theresa Carbone, by beating and stabbing them. The road to his release…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New York Corrections Officer Suspended After ‘Vile’ Facebook Post On Buffalo Shooting New York Corrections Officer Suspended After ‘Vile’ Facebook Post On Buffalo Shooting
New York Corrections Officer Suspended After ‘Vile’ Facebook Post On Buffalo Shooting A New York corrections officer could lose his job over a “vile” Facebook post about the mass shooting in Buffalo. The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision issued a statement Tuesday, May 17, saying it had been made aware of a “despicable” social media post by an employee of the department. “The comments made by this correction officer are in violation of multiple Department rules and will not be tolerated,” reads the statement. “This vile posting does not represent the morals and values of the thousands of staff members in the Department.” The statement did not name the emp…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Brinks Getaway Driver Granted Clemency By Cuomo Now Gets Parole Brinks Getaway Driver Granted Clemency By Cuomo Now Gets Parole
Brinks Getaway Driver Granted Clemency By Cuomo Now Gets Parole David Gilbert, the getaway driver in the fatal 1981 Brinks robbery in Rockland County that claimed the lives of three, has been granted parole after spending decades in prison. The move comes after Gilbert was granted clemency by former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in one of his last official acts in office, paving the way for parole. The New York State Corrections Department announced on Tuesday, Oct. 26 that Gilbert, now 76, a former left-wing extremist, has been paroled following his incarceration for the botched armored car robbery that left a guard and two police officers dead in the Hud…

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by Zak Failla
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Bus Carrying Inmates Becomes Engulfed In Flames In Hudson Valley Bus Carrying Inmates Becomes Engulfed In Flames In Hudson Valley
Bus Carrying Inmates Becomes Engulfed In Flames In Hudson Valley Screams filled the air as a bus carrying prisoners between correction facilities caught fire while traveling in the area. The crash took place around 7:45 p.m., Friday, Aug. 27 in Dutchess County on Route 9D by the overpass in Fishkill, said the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The bus stopped and was safely evacuated, the department said. Nearly two dozen prisoners and corrections officers were onboard at the time of the fire.  Two correction officers and four prisoners were taken to local hospitals for examination, the department said.  All were treated an…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Woman Accused Of Trying To Bring Drugs Into Prison Westchester Woman Accused Of Trying To Bring Drugs Into Prison
Westchester Woman Accused Of Trying To Bring Drugs Into Prison A 23-year-old woman from Westchester is facing charges for allegedly attempting to bring synthetic marijuana into a state prison, police said. Yonkers resident Jazmine Harden was arrested on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Gouverneur Correctional Facility in upstate New York when she was busted attempting to bring drugs into the facility. Police said that a Department of Corrections and Community Supervision canine alerted officers to a bag Harden brought into the prison, which contained an unspecified amount of synthetic marijuana. Harden was arrested and charged with introducing prison contraba…

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by Zak Failla
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Convicted Felon On Parole Charged With Dealing Heroin In Hudson Valley Convicted Felon On Parole Charged With Dealing Heroin In Hudson Valley
Convicted Felon On Parole Charged With Dealing Heroin In Hudson Valley A 21-year-old convicted felon who was on parole is behind bars after being busted for dealing drugs, state police said. Investigators conducted a narcotics investigation which led to the execution of a search warrant at 421 Maple Street in the City of Poughkeepsie on Friday, Feb. 2. The investigation revealed that Michael Sterling, who was reporting to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, engaged in the sale of heroin on numerous occasions, police said. State Police Hudson Valley Community Narcotics Enforcement Team and the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department’s Neighb…

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by Joe Lombardi