Good news for New York: Kathy Hochul signed a historic law to improve safety and accountability in prisons
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a significant law aimed at enhancing safety and accountability in the state's prison system following public outrage over inmate deaths.
SNAI recognizes health complexity in prisons and exposes measures against inmate deaths
The National Service for Comprehensive Attention to Adult Inmates and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) acknowledged health issues in prisons and mentioned that determining the causes of inmate deaths is solely the responsibility of forensic processes and technical analyses, following complaints from families amid reports of tuberculosis and malnutrition.
‘There are people who die without the proper attention’: concern grows among families and lawyers of inmates in the Penitentiary over tuberculosis
Concern is rising among families and lawyers of inmates in the Penitentiary due to the alarming health situation, with reports of at least eleven inmate deaths related to tuberculosis this week.