We are happy to report that yesterday Governor Hochul signed the Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill into law. Here is the announcement:
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-landmark-legislation-improve-safety-security-and-accountability-within
Out of the seventeen criminal justice reform bills ENJAN supported this year, only this bill (S8415/A8871) was passed by both the NYS Senate and NYS Assembly. The signing of this bill will result in a major overhaul of the management and oversight of all New York State prisons and jails. The bill combines original bill S856/A2315, which was focused on improving/expanding the State Commission of Corrections (SCOC), with 9 other improvement initiatives.
Tragically, it took the brutal murders of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi to convince the NYS Legislature and the Governor that something had to be done to begin to fix this very broken system. Thank you to ENJAN Members and the hundreds of thousands of other caring people across the state who raised their voices to support this bill.
The ENJAN Curators
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-landmark-legislation-improve-safety-security-and-accountability-within
Out of the seventeen criminal justice reform bills ENJAN supported this year, only this bill (S8415/A8871) was passed by both the NYS Senate and NYS Assembly. The signing of this bill will result in a major overhaul of the management and oversight of all New York State prisons and jails. The bill combines original bill S856/A2315, which was focused on improving/expanding the State Commission of Corrections (SCOC), with 9 other improvement initiatives.
Tragically, it took the brutal murders of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi to convince the NYS Legislature and the Governor that something had to be done to begin to fix this very broken system. Thank you to ENJAN Members and the hundreds of thousands of other caring people across the state who raised their voices to support this bill.
The ENJAN Curators
