Moving people between prisons can improve their access to treatment, programs, and visitation — but transfers can also be deeply traumatizing, disruptive, and destabilizing. In this briefing, we use transfer records and interviews with dozens of formerly incarcerated New Yorkers to examine how often people are moved, why they’re moved, and how this little-discussed aspect of prison life impacts them.
June 5: Briefings
With Governor Governor Joe Lombardo’s signature, and the legislature’s unanimous support, the state improves its prison gerrymandering reforms.
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June 3: Research Library: Families
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